Biology:Papaver armeniacum

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Papaver

Papaver armeniacum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Papaver
Species:
P. armeniacum
Binomial name
Papaver armeniacum
Synonyms[1]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Papaver armeniacum (L.) DC.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:673408-1. 
  2. http://www.chemfaces.com/structural/Armepavine-CFN93348.jpg [bare URL image file]
  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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