Hylomecon japonica

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Hylomecon japonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Hylomecon
Species:
H. japonica
Binomial name
Hylomecon japonica
(Thunb.) Prantl [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Chelidonium japonicumThunb.
  • Stylophorum japonicum(Thunb.) Miq.

Hylomecon japonica is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to China and Japan. [1] It was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784 as Chelidonium japonicum. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hylomecon japonica (Thunb.) Prantl", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2024-02-19
  2. "Hylomecon japonica (Thunb.) Prantl", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2024-02-19