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Authority

Family: Papaveraceae
Standard Botanical Name: Papaver somniferum
Standard Common Name: Opium Poppy
Author: L. [HoC2000, pg 106]; [Brown1878, pg 131]

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Other Common Names

• Poppy [HoC2000, pg 106] [Brown1878, pg 131]
• Opium (latex from capsule) [HoC2000, pg 106] [Brown1878, pg 131]
• Laudanum [Brown1878, pg 131]
• Paregoric [Brown1878, pg 131]

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Pinyin Names

• ying su [HoC2000, pg 106]
• ying su qiao (capsule) [HoC2000, pg 106]
• ying su zi (seed) [HoC2000, pg 106]

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Ayurvedic Names

• ahiphena [HoC2000, pg 106]