Anatolian poppy seeds
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The Anatolian poppy ( Papaver triniifolium ) is a species of the poppy family (Papaveraceae). It is native to Turkey and is very similar to Papaver armeniacum , another Turkish poppy species. There is also a Turkish poppy ( Papaver orientale ).
features
The biennial , herbaceous plant reaches heights of up to 40 centimeters. In the first year, a green-blue leaf rosette with a diameter of up to 30 centimeters forms . It consists of stalked, lanceolate, pinnate leaves that are slightly hairy and up to 20 centimeters long. The individual leaf segments are narrow-oval to elliptical.
In the second year a bare, branched flower stalk develops, on which the flowers are nodding or upright. The radially symmetrical , hermaphrodite flower has a diameter of 2.5 to 4 centimeters. The four free petals are light to scarlet red. The stamens with the yellow anthers sit tightly around the ovary . The upper ovary has 4 to 6 rays on top. The flowering period runs from May to June. The hermaphrodite flowers are pollinated by insects or they pollinate themselves .
The very small seeds escape from the openings under the lid of the slender, 8 to 12 mm long, smooth, gray-green pore capsule when the plant sways in the wind. After the seeds ripen, the plant dies. The seeds are spread by wind .
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14 or 28.
ingredients
The milky juice of the capsule contains poisonous alkaloids of the rhoeadin type, as they are also found in domestic poppies . The alkaloid oreodine dominates . The species is of no importance for the production of narcotics and especially for the production of opium .
Occurrence
The Anatolian poppy is endemic to Turkey in the floral region of northern Armenia . There it can be found on limestone soils and scree slopes at altitudes of 2,000 to 3,400 meters.
Sources and further information
The article is mainly based on the following documents:
Individual evidence
- ↑ Papaver triniifolium at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ B. Bös: GIFTPFLANZEN.COMpendium, accessed February 2008
- ^ Turkish flora , accessed February 2008
- ↑ PH Davis: phytogeography Flora of Turkey and the Eastern Aegaean Islands. Vols. 1-9 Edinburgh, University Press, (ed.) 1965
