Papaver armeniacum

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]

Papaver armeniacum
In bloom
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.

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. "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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