Papaveraceae definition is a family of herbs or shrubs order rhoeadales having milky and often colored juice, regular flowers with caducous sepals and hypogynous stamens, and capsular fruit. Most are herbs, but there are a few shrubs and small trees in warm climates. All of our representatives of papaveraceae in the strict sense have a colored yellow to redorange or milky sap. The most diversity is found in western north america and temperate eurasia. The sap of papaver somniferum is best known as being the source of opium and morphine. Maist are yerbaceous plants, but a few are shrubs an smaa trees. Papaver rhoeas papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family papaveraceae.
Worldwide there are 200 species of the poppy family many species in this family are used in herbal medicine. Many are familiar garden plants poppies, meconopsis, californian poppies, argemone and dendromecon. Papaveraceae sensu lato in the flora of north america links at csdl. A guide to the poppy family in the wild and in cultivation. Classification for kingdom plantae down to family papaveraceae. This month we have a collection of cases from the papaver family, centered on its key remedy, opium. On kalaupapa peninsula it is considered a priority. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Pdf the internetaccessible account of papaveraceae for the flora of. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 02. Papaveraceae 07 papaver flowers 07 papaver flower there are usually 4 showy petals except in double flowered cultivated varieties. The family consists of 45 genera and 700 species according to pax and hoffman. Papaveraceae is renowned worldwide for its beautiful and useful plants the family is mainly in the northern hemisphere with numerous species in eastern asia as well as western north america, including california the family is noted for its alkaloids and opiates, which are widely used in medicine as well as misused as narcotics.
Wellknown members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. Few can be found in southern montane africa and eastern australia. The response to opiums extreme sensitivity to pain, be it physical or emotional, is to dissociate and numb the pain. Porodica je kozmopolitski rasprostranjena i to uglavom u suptropskom i umjerenom pojasu sjeverne hemisfere. About the classification report about the classification download. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. Papaveraceae and fumariaceae gallery wild flowers of the poppy and fumitary families. Most of these are herbaceous plants, but the family also includes some woody shrubs and a genus of small tropical trees. Species of papaveraceae contained within the plant list belong to 40 plant genera.
The family papaveraceae stands very close to ranunculaceae and nymphaeaceae. The plant list includes 2,666 scientific plant names of species rank for the family papaveraceae. The family is cosmopolitan, occurring in temperate and subtropical climates mostly in the northern hemisphere, but almost unknown in the tropics. The flowers are actinomorphic, showy, and bisexual. Papaveraceae 08 papaver flower 08 papaver flower a closeup of one flower of papaver orientale. This is quite a small family, with about 250 species found mainly in the northern temperate regions of the world. Few are of economic importance, although the opium poppy papaver somniferum is the source of. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. Bocconia trees and shrubs of the andes of ecuador imagejpeg. Family name papaveraceae as per the taxanomic classification of kingdom plantae with botanical names and scientific names in botany in series of kingdom, division, order, class, family, genus and species for flowering and nonflowering plants. Papaveraceae slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Papaveraceae poppy family annual or perennial herbs with milky sap leaves alternate, basal or cauline, much divided flowers solitary, bisexual, actinomorphic fruit a capsule with pores or valves, seeds often small and numerous. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Some caution has been recommended when using this plant since it belongs to a family that contains many poisonous plants.
This page was last edited on 12 december 2018, at 00. Papaveraceae, the poppy family herbs or shrubs, often with. The fumariaceae are sometimes recognized as a separate family, differing in bilateral symmetry of the flowers and watery sap. Plants of the poppy family watch for members of the poppy family in flowerbeds. It is the species of plant from which opium and poppy. In hawaii it is previously documented from dry, disturbed habitats on kauai, oahu, and maui wagner et al. California poppys picture even features on the welcome to california sign at the state line. Papaveraceae, the poppy family of flowering plants order ranunculales, with 44 genera and 825 species. The papaveraceae are herbs or rarely shrubs or trees comprising 25 genera and 200 species that usually have milky or colored sap. Part of the the families and genera of vascular plants book series families genera, volume 2.
Apiaceae umbelliferae san xing ke she menglan sheh menglan1, pu fading pu fating2, pan zehui 1. The internetaccessible account of papaveraceae for the flora of nepal includes all native and fully naturalized species, detailed taxonomic information. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The almost 800 flowers in the poppy family, papaveraceae, include the familiar red flowers associated with remembrance as well as various fumaria and corydalis species and even, perhaps more surprisingly, those bleeding hearts from asia that have become so popular as cultivars. The purpose of the second column, which is headed content, is to indicate in a simple way whether there is any content for that particular family. California poppy, eschscholzia californica flowers. Papaveraceae, makovi ili makovke su porodica biljaka iz reda zabnjakolika koja ukljucuje 44 rodova odnosno oko 770 vrsta iz reda ranunculales. Papaveraceae simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the last big wave of change the poppy family was joined by the fumitory family, which is represented in finland, at least in the south of the country.
The genus chelidonium is in the family papaveraceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. An erect, prickly, annual herb with yellowish latex, 90120 cm high. Flo gene alone is sufficient for a full conversion of flowers. The calyx consists of 2 or 3 distinct or rarely completely connate sepals that are usually torn off the.
Specifically, it indicates whether the family description has been done and whether there is a sample image for the family. Pimenov5 herbs, annual or perennial, rarely woody at base. Placentation parietal 25 genera, 200 species the papeveraceae is broken up into four subfamilies mostly on the basis of hair and pollen grain. The faimily is cosmopolitan, occurrin in temperate an subtropical climates, but almaist unkent in the tropics. Pages in category papaveraceae the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Papaveraceae is mainly a northern temperate family. Robertson at robert allerton park, piatt county, illinois. Pollen shed as tetrads by plants of eschscholzia californica papaveraceae. The leaves are alternate and they often have milky sap in the stems.
There are also some genera containing familiar ornamentals, such as alcea hollyhock, malva mallow and lavatera tree mallow, as well as tilia lime tree. They have alternate leaves and often have a milky sap in the stems. A list of all accepted names in papaveraceae is available in csv format. The plants are distributed in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate zones of both the hemispheres. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Papaveraceae in kew science plants of the world online. It was selected as the state flower by the california state floral society in december 1890. California poppy is a feral plant in north america, especially in the southwest, and it is the official flower of california california poppy day is officially celebrated on the 6th of april. This includes the fumariaceae which is sometimes cited as a separate family but in mabberley and others this is treated as a subfamily fumarioideae.
Sanguinaria, stylophorum, flora, floristics, north america. Poppy family, papaveraceae the poppy family brings to mind the southern and eastern countries and poppies themselves as well as perhaps opium, but members of the family grow in the north too. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Papaveraceae su prvenstveno dvosupnice odnosno jednogodisnje. The california poppy is the california state flower. Joshi observed gynophore formation in some abnormal flowers of argemone which may suggests that papaveraceae has close affinity with capparidaceae. Papaveraceae definition of papaveraceae by merriamwebster. Flo to obconic, 1223 mm long, 710 mm conspicuously strophiolate. Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern andor classical literature. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The family is outstanding for its many garden ornamentals and pharmaceutically important plants.
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Most are herbaceous plants, but a few are shrubs and small trees. The family has been universally recognized by taxonomists, and is also known as the poppy family. The papaveraceae are found primarily in north temperate to subtropical regions.
Papaveraceae poppy family there are 43 genera with 820 species in this family. The morphological structure of flowers of platystemon establish a link between papaveraceae and nymphaeceae. The two subfamilies recognized here are often treated as separate families. The genera of papaveraceae and fumariaceae in the southeastern united states. Naziv je dobila po najvaznijem rodu papaver ili makovima. Wild flowers worth knowing by neltje blanchan, asa don dickinson 1917 country people sometimes rob the birds of the acid berries to make preserves.