Morphine is extracted from the latex of plant?

Erythroxylum coca

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Cannabis sativa

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Papaver somniferum

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The correct option is D Papaver somniferum

An analgesic and narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain. It is obtained from the latex of dried seed pods of Papaver somniferum belongs to the family Papaveraceae.
So, the correct option is ‘Papaver somniferum’.

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