''Papaver armeniacum'', the Armenian poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Papaveraceae, native to the Caucasus region.
It produces the
benzylisoquinoline
Substitution of the heterocycle isoquinoline at the C1 position by a benzyl group provides 1‑benzylisoquinoline, the most widely examined of the numerous benzylisoquinoline structural isomers. The 1-benzylisoquinoline moiety can be identified wi ...
alkaloid armepavine (6 7 methoxy 1 (4' hydroxy benzyl) 1234 tetrahydro isoquinoline).
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:
*''Papaver armeniacum'' subsp. ''armeniacum''
*''Papaver armeniacum'' subsp. ''microstigmum''
(Boiss.) Kadereit
*''Papaver armeniacum'' subsp. ''pilgerianum''
(Fedde) Kadereit
References
armeniacum
Flora of Turkey
Flora of the Caucasus
Flora of Iraq
Flora of Iran
Plants described in 1821
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