Papaver armeniacum
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver
Species:
P. armeniacum
Binomial name
Papaver armeniacum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Argemone armeniaca L.
    • Papaver caucasicum M.Bieb.
    • Papaver cylindricum Cullen
    • Papaver floribundum Desf.
    • Papaver fugax Poir.
    • Papaver hispidum Desf. ex Elkan
    • Papaver hyoscyamifolium Boiss. & Hausskn.
    • Papaver ramosissimum Elkan
    • Papaver ramosissimum Fedde
    • Papaver roopianum Bordz. ex Sosn.
    • Papaver sjunicicum M.V.Agab.
    • Papaver tauricum Elkan
    • Papaver triniifolium Boiss.
    • Papaver urbanianum Fedde
    • Papaver virgatum Sm.

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Papaver armeniacum (L.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ↑ http://www.chemfaces.com/structural/Armepavine-CFN93348.jpg
  3. ↑ 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.


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