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Papaver L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 506 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000027914.

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Synonyms of Papaver

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Calomecon Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 7. 1839. wfo-4000006152
Cerastites Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 703. 1821. wfo-4000007326
Closterandra Boivin Voy. Indes Or. : t. s.n. (1839) wfo-4000008658
Meconia Hook.f. & Thomson Fl. Ind. [Hooker f. & Thomson] i. 275 (1855), in obs. wfo-4000048408

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Papaver:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver acrochaetum Fedde Pflanzenr. 40:350 (1909) wfo-1000080630
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver aculeatum var. pusillum F.Muell. Papers and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of Tasmania for 1876 1877 wfo-0001391546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver agrivagum Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon n.s., 7: 464 1861 wfo-0000480601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alaskanum f. stenopetalum A.E.Porsild Publ. Bot. (Ottawa) no. 4: 30. 1975 wfo-0001324074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alaskanum var. grandiflorum Hultén wfo-0001090501
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alaskanum var. latilobum Hultén Acta Univ. Lund. 2, 41, no. 1: 800. 1945 Fl. Alaska & Yukon, 5 wfo-0001090357
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver albiflorum subsp. albiflorum wfo-1200108461
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alpinum subsp. flaviflorum (W.D.J.Koch) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. [Arcangeli] 24 (1882) wfo-1200110188
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alpinum subsp. rhaeticum (Leresche) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2: 16 (1889) wfo-1200108744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alpinum var. endressii (Asch.) Kerguélen Index Synonym. Fl. France (Coll. Patrim. Nat., 8) xv (1993): (1993) wfo-0001263337
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alpinum var. flaviflorum W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 29 (1835) wfo-1200110079
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alpinum var. kamtschaticum Regel Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 34(2): 129. 1861 wfo-0001395235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alpinum var. microcarpum (DC.) Regel Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 34(2): 130. 1861 wfo-0001395234
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver alpinum var. xanthopetalum Trautv. wfo-0001090425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver angrenicum Pazij Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Uzbekistansk. Fil. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 3: 31 (1941) wfo-0001090427
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver anomalum var. chinense (Regel) Tolm. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 153. 1971 [1970 publ. 1971] wfo-0001401117
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver anomalum var. hispidissimum (Ledeb.) Tolm. Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 157. 1971 [1970 publ. 1971] wfo-0001401118
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver apulum var. gracillimum Fedde Pflanzenr. IV, 104: 332 1909 wfo-0000748222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver argemone f. glabrum (W.D.J.Koch) O.Bolòs & Vigo Butl. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat., Secc. Bot. 38(1): 73 (1974) wfo-0001323037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver argemone f. littoralis Corill., Figureau & Godeau Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Ouest France n.s., 9(4): 151 (1987), without type. wfo-0001326574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver argemone var. minus Latourr. Chlor. Lugd. 14. 1785 wfo-0001398789
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver argemone var. plenum Latourr. Chlor. Lugd. 14. 1785 wfo-0001398788
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver argemonium St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon vii. (1880) 131. wfo-0000480353
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver arvaticum Jord. Diagn. Esp. Nouv. 95 1864 wfo-0000480351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver arvense Borkh. Rhein. Mag. Erweit. Naturk. 1: 439 (1793) wfo-0000480338
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver arvense Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 376. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796] wfo-0000480339
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver ashfordense Worsd. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 88: 452, hybr. 1930 wfo-0000480340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver atropurpureum Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 214. 1782 wfo-0000480349
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver austromoravicum Kubát wfo-0001090280
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver balansanum Fedde Pflanzenr. (Engler) Papaverac.-Hypec. & Papav. 356 (1909). wfo-0000480346
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver bellum subsp. grandifolium (Grey-Wilson) Rajbh. & R.Chhetri Fl. Pl. Nepal 186. 2019 wfo-1200009052
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver berberica Pugsley () wfo-1000080104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver bergianum C.E.Lundstr. Acta Horti Berg. v. III. 38 (1914), hybr. wfo-0000480348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver bivalve subsp. hybridum (L.) Karlsson Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 91(5): 249. 1998 [1997 publ. 1998] wfo-0001366991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver borealisinense Kitag. J. Jap. Bot. 48: 237 (1973) wfo-0000480280
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver bracteatum var. pseudo-orientale Fedde Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV. 104(Heft 40): 365. 1909 [21 Dec 1909] wfo-0000744384
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver breviflorum Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 214. 1782 wfo-0000480291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver cayeuxii Fedde Pflanzenr. (Engler) Papaverac.-Hypec. & Papav. 358 (1909). wfo-0000480265
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver chinense (Regel) Kitag. J. Jap. Bot. 29: 169 (1954) wfo-0001249270
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver clavatum Gilib. Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 215. 1782 wfo-0000480290
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver clavigerum Lam. Fl. Franç. 3: 175 (1779) wfo-0000480304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver collidorense Pérez Dacosta Flora Montiber. 84: 68 2022 wfo-1000055198
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver columbianum Fedde Pflanzenr. IV, 104: 378 1909 wfo-0000480307
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver commutatum subsp. euxinum Kadereit Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(2): 257. 1989 [1988 publ. 1989] wfo-0001368989
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver corniculatum Pall. Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 591. 1776 wfo-0000480311
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver corsicum Jord. & Fourr. Brev. Pl. Nov. i. 4. 1866 wfo-0000480310
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver corsicum Thouin ex Schrank Syll. Pl. Nov. i. (1824) 219. wfo-0000480309
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver croceum subsp. altaicum Serg. Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1: 2 (1931) wfo-0001090434
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver croceum subsp. chinense (Regel) Rändel Feddes Repert. 84: 676 (1974) wfo-0001249271
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver croceum subsp. corydalifolium Tolm. wfo-0001090435
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver croceum subsp. subcorydalifolium Tolm. wfo-0001090436
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver croceum var. glabrifolium Serg. Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1: 2. 1931 wfo-0001400546
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver croceum var. glabrum Serg. Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1: 2. 1931 wfo-0001400548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver croceum var. hirsutum Serg. Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1: 2. 1931 wfo-0001400547
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver croceum var. pilosum Serg. Sist. Zametki Mater. Gerb. Krylova Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. Kuybysheva 1: 2. 1931 wfo-0001400549
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver davuricum Fisch. ex Schrank Syll. Pl. Nov. i. (1829) 219. 1824 wfo-0000480300
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver decaisnei var. setosum Tavakkoli & Assadi Iran. J. Bot. 15(1): 63 (-64; figs. 1-2, map). 2009 wfo-0001400112
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver decipiens Rouy & Foucaud Fl. France 1: 162 (1893) wfo-0000480278
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver dubium subsp. erosum (Litv.) Kadereit Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(2): 246. 1989 [1988 publ. 1989] wfo-0001369054
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver dubium var. erosum Tavakkoli & Assadi Iran. J. Bot. 15(1): 65 (figs; map). 2009 wfo-0001400113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver dubium var. glabrum W.D.J.Koch Deutschl. Fl., ed. 3, 4: 25 (1833) wfo-1200041322
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver dubium var. maculatum Tavakkoli & Assadi Iran. J. Bot. 15(1): 65 (figs; map). 2009 wfo-0001400114
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver errabundum Jord. Diagn. Esp. Nouv. 93 1864 wfo-0000480407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver erraticum Jord. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 7: 464. 1861 wfo-0000480409
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver explicatum Wein Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 49. 1913 wfo-0000480430
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver fastidiosum Wein Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 242. 1911 wfo-0000480423
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver fauriei subsp. shimshirense (Miyabe & Tatew.) Hideki Takah. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 71(2): 154. 2020 wfo-1200007673
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver flahaultii Fedde Pflanzenr. (Engler) Papaverac.-Hypec. & Papav. 347 (1909). wfo-0000480443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver freedmanianum D.Löve Bot. Not. 109: 184 (1956) wfo-0001090340
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver frentanum Ten. Syll. Pl. Fl. Neapol. 554. 1831 [Jul-Aug 1831] wfo-0000480439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver graecum Link ex Fedde Pflanzenr. (Engler) Papaverac.-Hypec. & Papav. 299 (1909). wfo-0000480426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver grande subsp. jumlaense (Grey-Wilson) Rajbh. & R.Chhetri Fl. Pl. Nepal 187. 2019 wfo-1200009053
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver harleyanum (G.Taylor) Christenh. & Byng Global Fl. 0.215277778. 2018 wfo-0001423913
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver himalaycum Cretz. Acta Fauna Fl. Universali, Ser. 2, Bot. 1(16): 1 (1934) wfo-0000480403
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver holophyllum Sam. ex Rech.f. Ark. Bot. , a.s., 1: 304 (1950) wfo-0000480376
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver hortense Garsault Fig. Pl. Med. 1: t. 106. 1764, nom. inval., opus utique oppressum; Descr. Pl. Anim. 76. 1767; Thell. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. viii. 785. wfo-0000480386
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver humifusum Fedde Bull. Herb. Boissier Ser. II. v. 447. wfo-0000480373
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver humile subsp. sharonense Feinbrun Israel J. Bot. 12: 90 (1963) wfo-1200011837
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver hybridum var. tenuifolium L.Chevall. Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3(9): 765. 1903 [31 Aug 1903] wfo-1200010423
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver intricatum Wein Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 241. 1911 wfo-0000480368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver involucratum subsp. nigrescente-hirsutum Tolm. Fl. Tadzhikskoi SSR 4: 536. 1975 wfo-0001368639
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver jacuticum var. atrofuscum Peschkova Fl. Sibir. (Berberidac.-Grossulariac.) 7: 20. 1994 wfo-0001402453
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver kobayashii Sinisc.Gigl. Delpinoa 23-24: 68 (1981-1982 publ. 1985) wfo-0000480396
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver lacerum var. litwinowii (Fedde ex Bornm.) Parsa Fl. Iran [Parsa & Maleki] 2: 396, basionym not validly publ. 1986 wfo-0001402219
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver langeanum (C.E.Lundstr.) Tolm. Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 20: 170 (1960) wfo-0001090441
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver lapeyrousianum subsp. endressii (Asch.) Greuter & Burdet wfo-1200112094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver lapeyrousianum subsp. lapeyrousianum wfo-1200108272
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver lapponicum subsp. jugoricum (Tolm.) Tolm. wfo-1200112250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver lasiocalyx Fedde ex Bornm. Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2. 19(2): 202, nomen. 1906 wfo-0000480389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver ledebourianum var. leucanthum (Trautv.) Peschkova Stepnaya Fl. Baĭkal'skoĭ Sibiri 59 (1972):. wfo-0001390811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver leucocephalum Aucher ex Fedde Pflanzenr. (Engler) Papaverac. Hypec. & Papav. 346. 1909 wfo-0000480715
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver luculentum Björk Phytoneuron 2019-6: 7. 2019 wfo-1000033571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver maculosum subsp. austromoravicum (Kubát) Kubát Severoceskou Prir. 33-34: 155 (2002). wfo-0001367758
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver mamissonii Rupr. ex Fedde Pflanzenr. (Engler) Papaverac.-Hypec. & Papav. 362 (1909). wfo-0000480908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver maritimum With. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 3 , 2: 486 (1796) wfo-0000480909
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver microcarpum var. bipinnatifidum (Tolm.) Tolm. Arktichesk. Fl. SSSR 7: 31. 1975 wfo-0001401649
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver microcarpum var. xanthopetalum Rändel Feddes Repert. 88(7-8): 437, without type. 1977 wfo-0001401120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver miniatum Rchb. Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 8: 19 (1830) wfo-0000480921
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver moneti Touss. & Hoschede Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Rouen , sér. 7-8, 70-71: 215 (1934-1935 publ. 1936) wfo-0000480936
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Papaver moneti var. hirsutum Hoff Evaxiana 02:43 2016 wfo-1200028467