Papaver somniferum
E17951
Papaver somniferum is the opium poppy, a flowering plant cultivated both for its edible seeds and for producing opiates such as morphine and codeine.
Aliases (1)
- Opium ×1
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm
→
annual plant → flowering plant → plant species → |
| associatedWith |
narcotic drugs
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| authority |
Linnaeus
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| binomialName |
Papaver somniferum
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| chromosomeNumber |
2n=22
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| commonName |
breadseed poppy
→
opium poppy → |
| contains |
codeine
→
morphine → noscapine → papaverine → thebaine → |
| cultivarGroup |
varieties with high morphine content
→
varieties with low morphine content → |
| cultivatedIn |
Asia
→
Australia → Europe → North America → |
| describedBy |
Carl Linnaeus
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| describedIn |
Species Plantarum
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| domain |
Eukaryota
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|
| family |
Papaveraceae
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| flowerColor |
pink
→
purple → red → white → |
| genus |
Papaver
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|
| growthHabit |
erect
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|
| hasPart |
capsule
→
latex → leaves → petals → seeds → stem → |
| kingdom |
Plantae
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|
| legalStatus |
controlled plant in many countries
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| lifeCycle |
annual
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|
| nativeRange |
Eastern Mediterranean region
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| oilUse |
cooking oil
→
varnish production → |
| order |
Ranunculales
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| pollination |
insect-pollinated
→
self-fertile → |
| produces |
alkaloids
→
opium latex → |
| seedColor |
blue-gray
→
white → |
| seedUse |
baking
→
confectionery → |
| taxonRank |
species
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| usedFor |
culinary purposes
→
pharmaceutical production → production of codeine → production of edible poppy seeds → production of morphine → production of noscapine → production of opium → production of papaverine → production of poppyseed oil → production of thebaine → |
| usedIn |
pain management
→
traditional medicine → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Papaver somniferum
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binomialName |
|
Papaver
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hasSpecies |
|
Papaver
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hasTypeSpecies |
|
Papaveraceae
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|
includesGenus |
|
Yves Saint Laurent Beauté
("Opium")
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notableProduct |