Mankhwala a peony (Paeónia officinalis L.) anatchulidwa m'chaka cha 1753 ndi katswiri wa zachilengedwe wa ku Sweden Karl Linnaeus chifukwa cha machiritso ake. Ichi ndi chomera choyera, chofiirira ndi chofiirira maluwa omwe amapezeka kumwera kwa Ulaya. Kutchulidwa koyamba kwa pion kungapezeke mu 1 c. BC Woyambitsa wa botanist wa Greek Theophrastus, yemwe anaitana duwa "Payonios" (mankhwala).
