Papaveraceae
Papaver

Papaver somniferum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 508 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. & Central Medit. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a poison, an ornamental plant and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 2000 - 3500 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2000–3500 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Quindío, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Adormidera, Amapola
[UPFC]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Ecology
Alt. 2000 - 3500 m.
Distribution
Cultivated in Colombia.
Morphology General Habit
Herb.
[UPB]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
adormidera, amapola
[UNAL]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Poisons
Poisons.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Use Environmental Ornamentals
Live plant (in situ) - Grown in gardens and parks (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Food
Food (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Materials
Seeds - Alkaloids are extracted from the seeds (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Social
Social uses (State of the World's Plants 2016).
[UPB]

Common Names

Spanish
Amapola, adormidera, opio, dormidera.
english
opium poppy
unknown
abinie (Tam), bein (Burm), blue maw seeds, casa-casa (Tam), jugoslavian poppy, keshi no kara, kheche-kheche (Schl.), kish khash (Arab), koolloo (n.w.p.), maw, opium, opium poppy, pasto (b), poppy, seylaheeah, sheer-i-khushkush (p), su k'o, tukhm-i-khash-khash (Hamadan), wild poppy, ying su k'o

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