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A REVISION OF MECONOPSIS LYRATA (CUMMINS & PRAIN) FEDDE EX PRAIN AND ITS ALLIES
Author(s) -
Yoshida Toshio,
Hang Sun,
GreyWilson Christopher
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8748.2012.01785.x
Subject(s) - biology , papaveraceae , key (lock) , botany , ecology , alkaloid
Three new species of Meconopsis (Papaveraceae), M. bulbilifera, M. exilis and M. lamjungensis , members of the M. lyrata aggregate, are described and characterised. Differences separating them from similar species are discussed and photos showing the diagnostic features are provided. Diagnostic features and distributions of the related species, M. lyrata, M. compta , M. polygonoides and M. wumungensis are also provided as is a key to the species.