Papaveraceae

This list of genera was made in January 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Farr & Zijlstra (1996-current), Kadereit et al. 2011, Peng et al. 2023, and Pérez-Gutiérrez et al. 2012. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.

All genera (accepted genera in bold)Stored underSynonyms included
Adlumia Raf. ex DC.
Arctomecon Torr. & Frém.
Argemone L.
Bocconia Plum. ex L.
Canbya Parry ex A.Gray
Capnoides Tourn. ex Adans.
Cathcartia Hook.f.
Ceratocapnos Durieu
Chelidonium L.Stylophorum Nutt.
Corydalis DC.
Cryptocapnos Rech.f.
Cysticapnos Mill.Discocapnos Cham. & Schltdl., Phacocapnos Bernh.
Dactylicapnos Wall. (prev. under Dicentra Barkh. ex Bernh)
Dendromecon Benth.
Dicentra Barkh. ex Bernh.
Dicranostigma Hook.f. & Thomson
Discocapnos Cham. & Schltdl.Cysticapnos Mill.
Ehrendorferia Fukuhara & Lidén (prev. under Dicentra Barkh. ex Bernh)
Eomecon Hance
Eschscholzia Cham.
Fumaria Tourn. ex L.
Glaucium Mill.
Hunnemannia Sweet
Hylomecon Maxim.
Hypecoum Tourn. ex L.
Lamprocapnos Endl. (prev. under Dicentra Barkh. ex Bernh)
Macleaya R.Br.
Meconella Nutt.
Meconopsis Vig.
Oreomecon Banfi, Bartolucci, J.-M.Tison & Galasso
Papaver L.
Phacocapnos Bernh.Cysticapnos Mill.
Platycapnos (DC.) Bernh.
Platystemon Benth.
Platystigma Benth. (prev. under Meconella Nutt.)
Pseudofumaria Medik.
Pteridophyllum Siebold & Zucc.
Roemeria Medik.
Romneya Harv.
Rupicapnos Pomel
Sanguinaria Dill. ex L.
Sarcocapnos DC.
Stylophorum Nutt.Chelidonium L.

References

  • Farr, E.R., Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version). , available online at https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/ing/ [details] 
  • Kadereit, J.W., Preston, C.D., & Valtueña, F.J. (2011). Is Welsh Poppy, Meconopsis cambrica (L.) Vig. (Papaveraceae), truly a Meconopsis? New Journal of Botany, 1(2), 80–88. https://doi.org/10.1179/204234811X13194453002742
  • Peng, H., Xiang, K., Erst, A.S., Lian, L., Ortiz, R. D.C., Jabbour, F., Chen, Z., & Wang, W. (2023). A complete genus-level phylogeny reveals the Cretaceous biogeographic diversification of the poppy family. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 181, 107712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107712
  • Pérez-Gutiérrez, M.A., Romero-García, A.T., Salinas, M.J., Blanca, G., Fernández, M.C., Suárez-Santiago, V.N. (2012). Phylogeny of the tribe Fumarieae (Papaveraceae s.L.) based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences: Evolutionary and biogeographic implications. American Journal of Botany, 99(3), 517-528. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1100374
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].

Foto: Papaver L. © Luo Chen