Coreanomecon

Coreanomecon is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Papaveraceae.^[2] Its native range is Korea.^[2] It contains only a single species, Coreanomecon hylomeconoides.^[2]

Coreanomecon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Papaveraceae
Genus:	Coreanomecon Nakai
Species:	C. hylomeconoides
Binomial name
Coreanomecon hylomeconoides Nakai
Synonyms[1]
Chelidonium hylomeconoides (Nakai) Ohwi Hylomecon hylomeconoides (Nakai) Y.N.Lee

Taxonomy

The genus Coreanomecon and the species Coreanomecon hylomeconoides were first described by Takenoshin Nakai in 1935. The species has also been placed in Chelidonium and Hylomecon,^[1] but both morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence suggest that although related to these genera, it forms a distinct lineage.^[3]

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