Paeonia ostii

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Paeonia × suffruticosa subsp. yinpingmudan
• Paeonia yinpingmudan
• Paeonia × suffruticosa subsp. ostii
• Paeonia ostii subsp. lishizhenii
• Paeonia ostii var. lishizhenii

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Saxifrages, falling into the family Paeoniaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic designation is found within the genus Paeonia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant, known scientifically as Paeonia ostii, possesses a very specific and limited natural range. Its occurrence is primarily documented within the borders of China. More specifically, its habitat is concentrated in the Southeast region of the country. This localized distribution suggests that the species thrives under the particular environmental conditions found there. Consequently, the plant remains a characteristic element of the southeastern Chinese landscape.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Paeonia ostii has 6 reported plant parts identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, seed, flower, leaf, fruit.

Root

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Polish journal of microbiology
3. Scientific reports

Seed

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Food & function
3. Journal of plant physiology

Flower

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Leaf

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Scientific reports

Fruit

1. Frontiers in plant science

Stem

1. Scientific reports

Chemicals

Paeonia ostii has 40 reported phytochemicals identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Paeoniflorin, PAEONOL, Albiflorin, CU, Copper (Cu).

Paeoniflorin

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Photosynthetica
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Scientific reports
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

PAEONOL

1. Photosynthetica
2. Scientific reports
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Albiflorin

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Photosynthetica

CU

1. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
2. Environmental science and pollution research international

Copper (Cu)

1. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
2. Gene

Flavonoids

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. Phytochemistry

PB

1. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
2. Environmental science and pollution research international

Stilbenes

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Phytochemistry

Unsaturated Fatty Acids

1. Genes
2. Journal of plant physiology

ZN

1. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
2. Environmental science and pollution research international

Medicinal Uses

Paeonia ostii has 6 reported medicinal uses identified across 12 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include diabetes mellitus, drought, female genital diseases, hyperglycemia, oxidative stress.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations