Roemeria refracta
| Roemeria refracta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Roemeria |
| Species: | R. refracta
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| Binomial name | |
| Roemeria refracta DC
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Roemeria refracta, the spotted Asia-poppy, is an annual, hairy herbaceous plant of the genus Roemeria and the family Papaveraceae. The plant is 4 to 50 cm tall. The petals are red with a black spot at the base. Sometimes there is a white border around the black spot. Also, in a variety of this plant (Roemeria refracta var. alba), the petals are white. The fruit is a narrow, dehiscent capsule 2 to 8 cm long. Geographical distribution: Turkey, Iran, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[1]
Alkaloids
Isopavine alkaloids reframine, reframidine and reframoline are present in Roemeria refracta.[2][3]
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References
- ^ توکلی, زهرا; اسدی, مصطفی; زراعتکار, امین (2014). "مروری بر تاکسونومی جنس Roemeria در ایران". رستنیها. 15 (2). doi:10.22092/botany.2014.101238.
- ^ Dolejš, L., Slavík, J. (1968). "Alkaloids of the Papaveraceae. XLI. Mass spectra of the isopavine alkaloids reframine, reframidine and reframoline". Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 33 (11): 3917–3919. doi:10.1135/cccc19683917.
- ^ Slavík, J., Slavíková, L., Dolejš, L. (1968). "Alkaloids of the Papaveraceae. XLII. Alkaloids of Roemeria refracta (STEV.) DC". Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 33 (12): 4066–4082. doi:10.1135/cccc19684066.