Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
İksad Yayınevi, Adıyaman, 2022
Poppy is belonging to the family Papaveraceae, genus Papaver and
species Papaver somniferum L. The species in the family Papaveraceae
are mostly spread mild and subtropical regions of the northern
hemisphere. There are 28
genus and about 250 species in the family Papaveraceae. Seven genus
belonging to this family are there in Türkiye. In the last studies is
reported totally 58 Papaver taxa including 15 endemic of 36 species,
22 sub-species and varieties. The varieties in poppy
cultivating countries are well known such as album (white flower),
nigrum (violet flower), setigerum (dark violet flower) and glabrum
(red-violet flower). The white and violet flowered varieties of Papaver
somniferum L. subsp. anatolicum are sown mostly in Türkiye.
Papaver is meaning in Latin “corn-poppy” and somniferum is “dream”
and “soporific”.
When injured superficially the immature poppy capsules, the latex get
dark brown vaporizing a little and then the alkaloid concentrate. This
material called opium. The poppy is a miscellaneous
plant which synthesize narcotic analgesic benzylisoquinoline alkaloids
such as morphine and codeine; benefit from their seed and oil; also be
used medicinal and ornamental plant. The poppy production is under control for
economic importance and be permitted to grow definite provinces. There are both winter and spring type but the winter type is preferred
for higher yield.