Meconopsis villosa

Meconopsis villosa, the Himalayan woodland-poppy, is an ornamental poppy, which is native of Nepal. The species was placed in the genus Cathcartia erected by J.D. Hooker to honour J.F.Cathcart, an Indian civil servant and amateur botanist who collected and hired native artists to illustrate the flowers of the Himalayas.

Meconopsis villosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Meconopsis
Species:
M. villosa
Binomial name
Meconopsis villosa
Synonyms

Cathcartia villosa Hook.f. ex Hook.

References

    • Grey-Wilson, C. (1993) Poppies: The poppy family in the wild and in cultivation. (Poppies) 81. [accepts; lists as C. villosa Hook.f. ex Hook.].
    • Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. (1984–) Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. (F Bhutan) [accepts; lists as C. villosa Hook.].
    • Hara, H. et al. (1978–1982) An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. (L Nepal) [lists as C. villosa Hook.f.].
    • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.


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