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    Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species...
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    Papaver somniferum : Opium poppy (Type species) Papaver spicatum Papaver strictum Papaver stylatum Papaver tenuifolium Papaver triniifolium Papaver umbonatum :...
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    is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately 12 percent of opium is made up of the analgesic alkaloid...
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  • Papaver somniferum × Papaver bracteatum, also known as Sagan's poppy is a hybrid between the opium poppy and the Iranian poppy. This hybrid, true poppy...
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    plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the source of the narcotic drug mixture opium, which contains...
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    Beta-carbolines Papaver rhoeas, Beta-carbolines Papaver Bracteatum ~ Tefamine Papaver Paeoniflorum ~ Morphine Papaver Setigerum ~ Morphine Papaver somniferum ~ Morphine...
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    Poppy seed is an oilseed obtained from the poppy plant (Papaver somniferum). The tiny, kidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by...
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    subspecies of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). In fact it produces a very small amount of morphine alkaloids. However, P. somniferum is diploid (n=11) and...
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    Laudanum is prepared by dissolving extracts from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) in alcohol (ethanol). Reddish-brown in color and extremely bitter...
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    species of poppy. The species most commonly used for this purpose is Papaver somniferum, which produces opium as a natural defense against predators. In the...
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