| Papaver gorgoneum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Papaver |
| Species: | P. gorgoneum |
| Binomial name | |
| Papaver gorgoneum Cout. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Papaver gorgoneum is a species of flowering plants of the family Papaveraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.
Distribution and ecology
Papaver gorgoneum is restricted to the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau and Fogo. It grows in humid and sub-humid zones, mainly between 800 and 1,400 m elevation.
References
- ^ Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Papaver gorgoneum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107427839A107468307. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107427839A107468307.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 49
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Papaver gorgoneum | |