Papaver arenarium

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

Papaver caucasicum J.Henning

Papaver arenarium is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the Caucasus and Caspian regions.[1] It and Papaver bracteatum deviate from the usual morphine-producing pathway typically used by other members of Papaver, with, for example, P. arenarium producing N-demethylcodeine at the step that P. somniferum produces morphine.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Papaver arenarium M.Bieb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ Ziegler, Jörg; Facchini, Peter J.; Geißler, René; Schmidt, Jürgen; Ammer, Christian; Kramell, Robert; Voigtländer, Susan; Gesell, Andreas; Pienkny, Silke; Brandt, Wolfgang (2009). "Evolution of morphine biosynthesis in opium poppy". Phytochemistry. 70 (15–16): 1696–1707. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.07.006. PMID 19665152.