Meconopsis villosa
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Meconopsis villosa (Himalayan woodland-poppy; syn. Cathcartia villosa Hook.f. ex Hook.) is an ornamental poppy, which is native of Nepal. The species was placed in the genus Cathcartia erected by J.D. Hooker to honour J.F.Cathcart, an Indian civil servant and amateur botanist who collected and hired native artists to illustrate the flowers of the Himalayas.
References
- Grey-Wilson, C. (1993) Poppies: The poppy family in the wild and in cultivation. (Poppies) 81. [accepts; lists as C. villosa Hook.f. ex Hook.].
- Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. (1984–) Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. (F Bhutan) [accepts; lists as C. villosa Hook.].
- Hara, H. et al. (1978–1982) An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. (L Nepal) [lists as C. villosa Hook.f.].
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.