Scientia Horticulturae 70 (1997) 67-72

Comparative study of Chinese tree peony cultivars by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis

T. Hosoki ^a*, D. Kimura ^a, R. Hasegawa ^a, T. Nagasako ^a, K. Nishimoto ^a, K. Ohta ^a, M. Sugiyama ^b, K. Haruki^b

Table 1 Characteristics , date and location of collection of 19 Chinese tree peony cultivars

Cutlivar	Flower form	Petal color	Century and location of collection
1. Shou an hong	Heavy double	Reddish purple	Not known.
2. Kun shan ye guanq	Heavy double	White	10-12th. Louyang
3. Yu ying dian cui	Heavy double	White	-
4. Yao huang	Heavy double	Pale yellow	10-12th. Louyang
5. Tao lu	Heavy double	Pale green	10-12th. Louyang
6. Zi lan kui	Heavy double	Reddish pink	-
7. Lan cui ying	Heavy double	Reddish pink	—
8. Shan hu tai	Heavy double	Red	-
9. Wo rong bang shen	Heavy double	Red	-
10. Zhao feng	Heavy double	Pink	17-20th. He ze
11. Zhao Zi	Heavy double	Purple	-
12. Lan tien yu	Double	Pink	-
13. Qing long wo mo	Double	Dark purple	-
14. Fri yan hong zhuang	Double	Red	-
15. Rou fu rong	Double	Red	-
16. Zhu sha lei	Double	Purple	-
17. Xue lian	Double	White	-
18. Shengdan lu	Double	Reddish pink	-
19. Jin yujiaozhang	Semi double	Pale pink	-