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Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy, is a flowering plant species that has been cultivated for thousands of years. It is significant because it produces alkaloid compounds used in both legitimate pharmaceutical medicines and illicit drugs, making it a plant of major medical, economic, and legal importance worldwide.
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Species
Least Concerngarden poppy
Papaver somniferum
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRanunculales
- FamilyPapaveraceae
Observations17,653
Observations recorded105,657
General: The exudates of Papaver somniferum L. and P. bracteatum Use: -known being those of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.
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- Zaaddozen van een Papaver somniferum. 23-08-2025. (actm.) 01.jpg
Article · 中文
罂粟（学名：Papaver somniferum），是罂粟科植物，是制取鸦片的主要原料，同时其提取物也是多种镇痛剂的来源，例如吗啡、蒂巴因、可待因、罂粟碱、。学名“somniferum”的意思是“催眠”，反映出它有麻醉性。罂粟的种子罌粟籽是重要的食物，其中含有对健康有益的油脂，可用於麵包、餅乾中烘焙，或製成醬料，使用於沙律中，也可製成罌粟籽油。而罂粟花绚烂华美，是一种很有价值的观赏植物。 因罂粟有用作毒品的危險，卻又有制作藥物和生產罌粟籽作食物的價值，所以在世界很多國家以法律規管種植，未經許可種植者則犯法。
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