''Meconopsis aculeata'' is a blue-flowered thorny species of the genus ''
Meconopsis
''Meconopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It was created by French botanist Viguier in 1814 for the species known by the common name Welsh poppy, which Carl Linnaeus had described as ''Papaver cambricum''. ...
'' with a small geographical distribution restricted to specific areas of Pakistan and India, in the west
Himalayas. The species was described from specimens collected here, by
Royle
Royle is a surname. The surname may derive from Ryal, Northumberland, Ryal in Northumberland, England.
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in 1833.
The species is highly valued as a medicinal plant,
and the resulting demand for the plant as medicine has placed pressure on wild populations due to over-collection.
References
External links
The Meconopsis Group''Meconopsis aculeata'' in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org
aculeata
Endangered plants
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