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FamilyPAPAVERACEAE
Genus speciesPapaver smithianum (Hand.-Mazz.) Christenh. & Byng 
SynonymsCathcartia smithiana Hand.-Mazz.
 Meconopsis smithiana (Hand.-Mazz.) G.Taylor ex Hand.-Mazz.
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude3100-3400m
Descriptionstems simple, stem leaves petiolate, ternate, leaflets sparsely adpressed hirsute, broadly ovate, lobate, flowers 4 in raceme, petals 4, broadly obovate, subincised
Size30-90cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China South-Central )
Asia-Tropical
     Indo-China (Myanmar)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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PAPAVERACEAE

Papaver smithianum (Hand.-Mazz.) Christenh. & Byng, Global Fl. 4: 72 (2018)

Basionym:
Cathcartia smithiana Hand.-Mazz., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 60: 182 (1924)

Synonyms:
Meconopsis smithiana (Hand.-Mazz.) G.Taylor ex Hand.-Mazz.

sc. China, ne. Burma
36 CHC 41 MYA

3100-3400m

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