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Papaveraceae - Poppy family
Exell, A.W. (1960) Papaveraceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)
Description of the family
Herbs or shrubs, with coloured latex which is yellow (Argemone) or orange-brown (Bocconia). Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, deeply divided or lobed. Flowers actinomorphic, bisexual, usually hypogynous. Sepals 2-3, caducous. Petals 4-6, in two whorls of 2 or 3, free, falling off early. Stamens numerous. Ovary 1-locular with numerous ovules. Fruit a capsule dehiscing by valves or pores. Worldwide: 23 genera and 230 species, mostly northern temperate. Mozambique: 1 genus and 2 taxa. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PapaveraceaeGoogle: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Papaveraceae
Wikipedia: Papaveraceae
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