Glaucium oxylobum
Glaucium oxylobum Boiss. & Buhse
Glaucium oxylobum, known as Lotus sweetjuice, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Glaucium, belonging to the family Papaveraceae. It is native to Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The species was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier and Friedrich Alexander Buhse in 1860 in the 12th volume of the Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.
Description
Glaucium oxylobum is a member of the Papaveraceae family, commonly referred to as the poppy family. It is found in the regions of Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The species was formally described in 1860 by Pierre Edmond Boissier and Friedrich Alexander Buhse in the 12th volume of the Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou.
Distribution
Afghanistan · Iran · Turkmenistan · Uzbekistan
Synonyms
Glaucium golestanicumGlaucium elegantissimumGlaucium oxylobum var. paucilobatumGlaucium paucilobatumGlaucium pulchrumGlaucium oxylobum subsp. rechingeri