A na-akpọ ọgwụ peony (Paeónia officinalis L.) na 1753 site n'aka onye na-ahụkarị Swedish bụ Karl Linnaeus n'ihi ihe ngwọta ya. Nke a bụ osisi na-acha ọcha, pink na-acha odo odo okooko osisi nke dị n'ebe ndịda Europe. Ihe mbụ a kpọrọ pion nwere ike ịchọta na 1 c. BC Onye nchoputa onye ahu bu onye Greek nke Theophrastus, onye akpporo ifuru "Payonios" (ọgwụ).
