Oreomecon alpina

Oreomecon alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Papaveroideae
Tribus: Papavereae
Genus: Oreomecon
Species: Oreomecon alpina
Subspecies: O. a. subsp. alpina – O. a. subsp. suaveolens

Name

Oreomecon alpina (L.) Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso, Hist. Sci. 9(1): 69 (2022).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Papaver alpinum L., Sp. Pl.: 507 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Papaver nudicaule subsp. alpinum (L.) Elkan, Tent. Monogr. Papaver: 18 (1839).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Banfi, E.A., Bartolucci, F., Tison, J. & Galasso, G. 2022. A new genus for Papaver sect. Meconella and new combinations in Roemeria (Papaveraceae) in Europe and the Mediterranean area. Natural History Sciences 9(1): 67–72. DOI: 10.4081/nhs.2022.556 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Oreomecon alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Apr. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Oreomecon alpina. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 24 2024.

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