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]

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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]
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    • 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.
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Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Papaver armeniacum subsp. armeniacum
  • Papaver armeniacum subsp. microstigmum (Boiss.) Kadereit
  • Papaver armeniacum subsp. pilgerianum (Fedde) Kadereit

References

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