Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Ranunculales

Papaveraceae - Poppy family

Fumariaceae

Exell, A.W. (1960) Papaveraceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)

Exell, A.W. (1960) Fumariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1)

Fischer, E. (2020) Papaveraceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium

Description of the family

Herbs or shrubs, with yellow or brown coloured latex. Stipules absent. Leaves alternate, deeply divided or lobed. Flowers actinomorphic (Papaveroideae) or zygomorphic (Fumarioideae), 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: 43 genera and about 775 species, mostly northern temperate but some reaching the tropics.

Botswana: 1 genus and 2 taxa.

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Genus	Content
Argemone L.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Papaveraceae:

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Flora of Burundi: Papaveraceae
Flora of Burundi: cultivated Papaveraceae
Flora of Caprivi: Papaveraceae
Flora of the DRC: Papaveraceae
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Papaveraceae
Flora of Malawi: Papaveraceae
Flora of Mozambique: Papaveraceae
Flora of Rwanda: Papaveraceae
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Papaveraceae
Flora of Zambia: Papaveraceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Papaveraceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Papaveraceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Papaveraceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Papaveraceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Papaveraceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Papaveraceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Papaveraceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Papaveraceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Papaveraceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Papaveraceae
Wikipedia: Papaveraceae
Plants of the World Online: Papaveraceae
Tropicos: Papaveraceae