Organisms

Paeonia

A plant genus of the family Paeoniaceae, order Dilleniales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. These perennial herbs are up to 2 m (6') tall. Leaves are alternate and are divided into three lobes, each lobe being further divided into three smaller lobes. The large flowers are symmetrical, bisexual, have 5 sepals, 5 petals (sometimes 10), and many stamens.

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A plant genus of the family Paeoniaceae, order Dilleniales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. These perennial herbs are up to 2 m (6') tall. Leaves are alternate and are divided into three lobes, each lobe being further divided into three smaller lobes. The large flowers are symmetrical, bisexual, have 5 sepals, 5 petals (sometimes 10), and many stamens.

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9 entry terms
  • Paeonias
  • Paeoniae Radix
  • Peony
  • Shakuyaku
  • Paeoniae Radices
  • Peonies
  • Radices, Paeoniae
  • Radix, Paeoniae
  • Shakuyakus

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.791w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paeonia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029596. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029596
  2. Paeonia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peony
  3. Paeonia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147105