Meconopsis quintuplinervia
| Meconopsis quintuplinervia | |
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| In Sichuan, China | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Meconopsis |
| Species: | M. quintuplinervia
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| Binomial name | |
| Meconopsis quintuplinervia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Meconopsis quintuplinervia, the harebell poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, native to China.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Taxonomy
Meconopsis quintuplinervia was scientifically describe and named in 1876 by Eduard August von Regel. In 2018 the botanists Maarten J. M. Christenhusz and James W. Byng published an argument for moving it to the genus Papaver, but this has not become the accepted name. It has no varieties and has 4 synonyms.[1]
| Name | Year | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meconopsis biloba L.Z.An, Shu Y.Chen & Y.S.Lian | 2009 | species | = het. |
| Meconopsis punicea var. limprichtii Fedde | 1921 | variety | = het. |
| Meconopsis quintuplinervia var. glabra M.C.Wang & P.H.Yang | 1990 | variety | = het. |
| Papaver quintuplinervium (Regel) Christenh. & Byng | 2018 | species | ≡ hom. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym ; = heterotypic synonym | |||
References
- ^ a b POWO (2025). "Meconopsis quintuplinervia Regel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Meconopsis quintuplinervia harebell poppy". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.