African Plant Database


Argemone mexicana L.
Family : PAPAVERACEAE
Protologue : Sp. Pl. 1: 508-509 (1753)  
Information on the genus : Argemone
 
 
Status
Status for MA : accepted (naturalised)
Status for NA : accepted (weed)
Status for SA : accepted (naturalised-introduced)
Status for TA : accepted (naturalised-introduced)
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Argemone mexicana L. f. mexicana
 Argemone mexicana L. var. mexicana
 
Taxon infra-specific
Argemone mexicana L. f. mexicana
Argemone mexicana f. lanata N. Robson
Argemone mexicana f. leiocarpa (Greene) G. B. Ownbey
Argemone mexicana L. var. mexicana
 
Ecology and distribution
Mada.
Biol./Eco : Herb; Humid, Subarid; ; 0-499 m; distribution: Naturalised in Madagascar.

Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
  • Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and south Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing

Bibliography for North Africa :
  • Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). 3(2)1: 57 (1836). 
  • Iles Canaries [Pitard & Proust]: 91 (1908 [1909]) 
  • Fl. Afrique N. 11: 288 (1964). 
  • Fl. Iberica 1: 418 (1986). 
  • Med-Checklist 4: 269 (1989).
  • Tutin, T. G. (1993). Flora Europaea [ed. 2] 1: 297
  • LEBRUN, J. P. (1998). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires de la Mauritanie et du Sahara occidental. Boissiera 55: 35
  • Fl. Egypt (Boulos) 1: 160 (1999).
  • List. Esp. Sylv. Canarias : 101 (2004).
  • List Fungi, Fl. Fau. Madeira Selv. Arch. : 185 (2008).
  • Jardim, R. & Menezes de Sequeira, M. (2008) List of vascular plants (Ptheridophyta y Spermatophyta). 179-208, in: Borges et al. (eds.). A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos.: 184
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under chg
see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base
see under Catalogue de Madagascar
see under Flora of Mozambique
see under African Plants - a Photo Guide
see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU
 
Map
carte afrique num 129249
 
  • Argemone mexicana L.

    Argemone mexicana L.

    Argemone mexicana L.; -; num.coll.: ; photo: Faucheux

  • Argemone mexicana L.

    Argemone mexicana L.

    Argemone mexicana L.; -; num.coll.: ; photo: Dobignard, A.

  • Argemone mexicana L.

    Argemone mexicana L.

    Argemone mexicana L.; -; num.coll.: ; photo: Dobignard, A.
Record n°129249 modified 2007-04-16
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