Ko te peony rongoa (Paeónia officinalis L.) i tapaina i te tau 1753 e te Karu Linnaeus maori maori no te mea he mea rongoa nana. He tipu tenei ma nga maaka ma, he maakawhero, he papura papura hoki ki te tonga o Uropi. Ko te korero tuatahi o te pion ka kitea i te 1 c. BC Ko te kaiwhakahaere o te kaiparau o te Greek Theophrastus, i huaina nei ko te puawai "Payonios" (rongoa).
