P. qiui (Y. L. Pei & D. Y. Hong, 1995)[Pei, Y. L. & Hong, D. Y., Acta Phytotax. Sin., vol. 33 (1), 1995, p. 91-93, fig. 1] |
| First Description: | P. qiui (Y. L. Pei & D. Y. Hong, 1995) |
| Synonyms: | P. suffruticosa var. qiui (Halda, 1997) P. ridleyi (Z. L. Dai & T. Hong, 1997) |
P. qiui (Flower) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |
| Plant: | Ploidy: | 2n=10 |
| Growth Type: | tree / shrub | |
| Height: | up to 120cm | |
| Roots: | up to 2cm in diameter, attenuate downwards | |
| others: | ||
| Leaves: | # segmentation: | 9 |
| others: | lower leaves biternate; leaflets always 9, often reddish above, ovate, ovate-lanceolate or ovate-orbicular,
rounded at the base, obtuse or acute at the apex, mostly entire, sometimes terminal ones shallowly 3-lobed, 4-12cm long, 2-8cm wide, ususally glabrous above, densely villose at axils of major veins beneath |
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| Flowers: | Season: | late April to May |
| # flowers/stem: | solitary, terminal | |
| Bracts: | involucrate bracts 2-4, leaf-like | |
| Sepals: | mostly 3, rarely 2 or 4, yellow green, acute or caudate at the apex | |
| Petals: | 5-9, spreading, pink or whitish pink, often with a pale red spot at the base, 3.5-5.5cm long, 2-3.1cm wide |
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| Flower Colour: | pink or whitish pink, often with a pale red spot at the base | |
| Filaments: | pale pink to pink | |
| Anthers: | yellow | |
| Disk: | entirely enveloping carpels, red-purple, leathery | |
| others: | ||
| Fruit: | Season: | August |
| # of Carpells: | 5 | |
| Carpell: | densely tomentose | |
| Style / Stigma: | stigmas sessile, red, 1.5-2mm wide | |
| Follicles / Ovary / Ovules: | follicles ellipsoid, densely brown-yellow tomentose, 2-2.8cm long | |
| Seeds: | black, glossy, 6-8mm long, 5-7mm in diameter | |
| Habitat: | Location: | growing mostly in secondary deciduous broad-leaved forests, rarely on sunny grassy slopes, on limestone rocks or cliffs, at an altitude of 1000-2200m |
| Soil: | on limestone rocks or cliffs | |
| Geogr. Distr.: | confined to W Henan and W Hubei of China | |
| Countries: | China | |
| Common Names: | Qiu's peony |
P. qiui (entire plant) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |
P. qiui (single leave from top) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |
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P. qiui (Flower) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |
P. qiui (Fruit / Seeds) Photo: Juerg Plodeck (Basel, May 2023), © Copyright Juerg Plodeck 2023 [ click on image for full image ] |