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 under | Synonyms 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