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''Meconopsis napaulensis'' (Nepal poppy or satin poppy) is a plant of the family Papaveraceae. The plant contains beta-carbolines, which (in doses high enough) act as a psychedelic drug. However, its phytochemistry remains predominantly unstudied. Recent taxonomical reclassification by Grey-Wilson (2006) has separated 4 new species from ''M. napaulensis'': ''M. chankheliensis'', ''M. ganeshensis'', ''M. staintonii'' and ''M. wilsonii'', while ''M. wallichii'' has been reinstated. ''M. wallichii'' had been previously described in 1852 by Hooker, but was later placed under the species ''M. napaulensis'' by Taylor in 1934. In light of the current reclassification by Grey-Wilson, the description of the species ''M. napaulensis'' is subsequently much more refined. Based on the type specimen, it is only yellow in flower, with a small geographical range in central Nepal. Prior to the recent reclassification of ''Meconopsis napaulensis'', flower colours of the species ranged between red, purple and white, and much of what is grown in gardens under the name ''M. napaulensis'' are of this colour. However, the name is now technically misapplied, a point which is bound to frustrate many gardeners. ==References== Grey-Wilson, 2006. The True Identity of Meconopsis Napaulensis DC. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 23, Number 2, May 2006, pp. 176–209(34) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meconopsis napaulensis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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