| Accepted name: |
Argemone mexicana L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Mexican Prickly-poppy
Thorn Poppy
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| French names: |
Parvot épineux
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Papaverales
Family: Papaveraceae
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| OPL Code: |
HARGME
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
"The species played a role in the religions of the Indians of Central America. In the fourties cultivated for the seed oil in Eritrea and traditionally in Ethiopia. The seed oil is used for production of soap and as a fuel. Seeds, leaves and the latex are often used as a popular remedy. However, the seeds contain remarkable amounts of the alkaloid sanguinarine, which is today considered to be the cause for the frequently occurring epidemics of dropsy in India (1)." |
| Key Characters: |
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