Classification – The Meconopsis Group

Meconopsis taxa

How many different Meconopsis are there? The answer to that keeps changing, as new species are discovered, and botanical study can lead to new varieties being described for plants that are already known, or others may be combined under a single name.

When this list was first compiled, in 2019, there were 80 species, with further subdivision into subspecies and varieties giving a total of 110 taxa. That is the wild ones, excluding hybrids.

With such a large genus, it is helpful if related species are grouped, and in the case of Meconopsis there are four subgenera, called Meconopsis, Discogyne, Grandes and Cumminsia. Three of these are further sub-divided into sections, and within many sections there are two or more series.

The basis for our initial list is The Genus Meconopsis by Christopher Grey-Wilson, published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 2014, ISBN 978-1-81246-369-7. Changes published subsequently are indicated in the list by footnotes, which in turn lead to the list of references.

The Meconopsis Group aims to keep an up-to-date list of names here. New publications are included if we believe that they have been correctly published.

If we do not think that published revisions have a sound scientific basis, we do not include them here.

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ID	Species	Sub-specific taxon	Sub-generic taxon	Note
1	regia		subgenus Meconopsis section Meconopsis
2	superba		subgenus Meconopsis section Meconopsis
3	taylorii		subgenus Meconopsis section Meconopsis
4	chankheliensis		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Robustae
5	robusta		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Robustae
6	gracilipes		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Robustae
7	dhwojii		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Robustae
8	napaulensis		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
9	autumnalis		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
10	violacea		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
11	ganeshensis		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
12	staintonii		subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
13	wilsonii	subsp. wilsonii	subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
14	wilsonii	subsp. australis	subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
15	wilsonii	subsp. orientalis	subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
16	wallichii	var. wallichii	subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
17	wallichii	var. fusco-purpurea	subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
18	paniculata	subsp. paniculata var. paniculata	subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
19	paniculata	subsp. paniculata var. rubra	subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
20	paniculata	subsp. pseudoregia	subgenus Meconopsis section Polychaetia series Polychaetia
21	simikotensis		subgenus Discogyne
22	manasluensis		subgenus Discogyne
23	torquata		subgenus Discogyne
24	tibetica		subgenus Discogyne
25	pinnatifolia		subgenus Discogyne
26	discigera		subgenus Discogyne
27	bhutanica		subgenus Discogyne
28	betonicifolia		subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Grandes
29	baileyi	subsp. baileyi	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Grandes
30	baileyi	subsp. pratensis	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Grandes
31	baileyi	subsp. multidentata	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Grandes
32	grandis	subsp. grandis	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Grandes
33	grandis	subsp. jumlaensis	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Grandes
34	gakyidiana		subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Grandes	note a
35	sherriffii		subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Grandes
36	integrifolia	subsp. integrifolia	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae
37	integrifolia	subsp. souliei	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae
38	lijiangensis		subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae
39	wanbaensis		subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae	note t
40	pseudointegrifolia	subsp. pseudointegrifolia	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae
41	pseudointegrifolia	subsp. daliensis	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae
42	uniflora		subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae	note s
43	sulphurea	subsp. sulphurea	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae
44	sulphurea	subsp. gracilifolia	subgenus Grandes section Grandes series Integrifoliae
45	simplicifolia	subsp. simplicifolia	subgenus Grandes section Simplicifoliae series Simplicifoliae
46	simplicifolia	subsp. grandiflora	subgenus Grandes section Simplicifoliae series Simplicifoliae
47	nychingensis		subgenus Grandes section Simplicifoliae series Simplicifoliae
48	punicea		subgenus Grandes section Simplicifoliae series Puniceae
49	punicea	f. albiflora	subgenus Grandes section Simplicifoliae series Puniceae
50	quintuplinervia	var. quintuplinervia	subgenus Grandes section Simplicifoliae series Puniceae
51	quintuplinervia	var. glabra	subgenus Grandes section Simplicifoliae series Puniceae
52	latifolia		subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae
53	neglecta		subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae
54	aculeata		subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae
55	speciosa	subsp. cawdoriana	subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae
56	speciosa	subsp. speciosa	subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae
57	speciosa	subsp. yulongxueshanensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae
58	prainiana	var. prainiana	subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae	note r
59	prainiana	var. lutea	subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae	note r
60	merakensis	var. merakensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae	note b
61	merakensis	var. albolutea	subgenus Cumminsia section Aculeatae	note b
62	horridula	subsp. drukyulensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
63	horridula	subsp. horridula	subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
64	elongata		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae	note b
65	lhasaensis		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
66	rudis		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
67	bijiangensis	subsp. bijiangensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
68	bijiangensis	subsp. chimiliensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
69	zhongdianensis		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
70	georgei		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae	note c
71	castanea		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae	note d
72	racemosa		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
73	prattii		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae
74	atrovinosa		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Racemosae	note o
75	balangensis	var. balangensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Heterandrae
76	balangensis	var. atrata	subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Heterandrae
77	heterandra		subgenus Cumminsia section Racemosae series Heterandrae
78	venusta		subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae
79	concinna		subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae
80	pseudovenusta		subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae
81	impedita	subsp. impedita	subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae
82	impedita	subsp. rubra	subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae
83	muscicola		subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae
84	pulchella	var. pulchella	subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae
85	pulchella	var. melananthera	subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae	note u
86	brachynema		subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Impeditae	note l
87	delavayi		subgenus Cumminsia section Impeditae series Delavayanae
88	henrici		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Henricanae	note q
89	psilonomma	var. psilonomma	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Henricanae	note e
90	psilonomma	var. sinomaculata	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Henricanae	note f
91	psilonomma	var. calcicola	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Henricanae	note g
92	psilonomma	var. zhagangensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Henricanae	note g
93	huanglongensis		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Henricanae	note k
94	angustipetala		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Henricanae	note l
95	forrestii		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note i
96	yaoshanensis	var. yaoshanensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note j
97	yaoshanensis	var. luojiensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note j
98	inaperta		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae
99	lancifolia	subsp. lancifolia	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae
100	lancifolia	subsp. eximia	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae
101	lancifolia	subsp. shikaensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note j
102	lancifolia	subsp. xiangchengensis	subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note m
103	lepida		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note h
104	purpurea		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note k
105	wengdaensis		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note k
106	pleurogyna		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note l
107	aprica		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Forrestianae	note k
108	barbiseta		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Barbisetae	note n
109	hispida		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Barbisetae	note p
110	trichogyna		subgenus Cumminsia section Forrestianae series Barbisetae	note p
111	primulina		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Primulinae
112	argemonantha	var. argemonantha	subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Primulinae
113	argemonantha	var. lutea	subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Primulinae
114	florindae		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Primulinae
115	bulbilifera		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
116	lyrata		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
117	sinuata		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
118	ludlowii		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
119	wumungensis		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
120	compta		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
121	polygonoides		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
122	exilis		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
123	lamjungensis		subgenus Cumminsia section Cumminsia series Cumminsia
124	bella	subsp. subintegrifolia	subgenus Cumminsia section Bellae
125	bella	subsp. grandifolia	subgenus Cumminsia section Bellae
126	bella	subsp. bella	subgenus Cumminsia section Bellae

Footnotes

a Name change from M. grandis subsp. orientalis. Ref. 1.
b New species. Ref. 2.
c Previously M. georgei f. georgei. Ref. 3.
d Previously M. georgei f. castanea. Ref. 3.
e Previously M. psilonomma. Ref. 4.
f Previously M. sinomaculata. Ref. 4.
g New variety. Ref. 5.
h Previously M. lancifolia subsp. lepida. Ref. 5.
i Previously there were no series within section Forrestianae. Ref. 6.
j New variety or subspecies. Ref. 6.
k New species. Ref. 6.
l New species. Ref. 7.
m Previously M. xiangchengensis. Ref. 6.
n Reinstated as a species, in a new series. Ref. 8.
o New species. Ref. 9.
p New species. Ref. 8.
q Previously Henricanae were in section Impeditae. Ref. 5.
r Previously in section Racemosae. Ref. 2.
s Previously included in M. pseudointegifolia. Ref. 10.
t New species. Ref. 11.
u New variety. Ref. 11.

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