Papaver somniferum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 508. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae australioris ruderatis." RCN: 3845.

Lectotype (Jafri & Qaiser in Nasir & Ali, Fl. W. Pakistan 61: 20. 1974): Herb. Linn. No. 669.8 (LINN) .

Generitype of Papaver Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 160. 1929).

Current name: Papaver somniferum L. ( Papaveraceae).