Papaver armeniacum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Genus: | Papaver |
Species: | P. armeniacum
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Papaver armeniacum | |
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Papaver armeniacum, the Armenian poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the Caucasus region.[1] It produces the benzylisoquinoline alkaloid armepavine (6 7 methoxy 1 (4' hydroxy benzyl) 1234 tetrahydro isoquinoline).[2][3]
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:[1]
- Papaver armeniacum subsp. armeniacum
- Papaver armeniacum subsp. microstigmum (Boiss.) Kadereit
- Papaver armeniacum subsp. pilgerianum (Fedde) Kadereit
References
- ^ a b c "Papaver armeniacum (L.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ http://www.chemfaces.com/structural/Armepavine-CFN93348.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ Marek, Radek; Marek, Jaromír; Dostál, Jiří; Slavík, Jiří (1997). "(-)-Armepavine: Gradient-Enhanced 2D NMR Study and X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination". Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 62 (10): 1623–1630. doi:10.1135/cccc19971623.