Bocconia (plant)
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| Bocconia | |
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| Tree poppy (Bocconia frutescens) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Tribe: | Chelidonieae |
| Genus: | Bocconia L.[1][2] |
| Species | |
| See text. | |
Bocconia is a genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, Papaveraceae, that contains 10 species. Carl Linnaeus chose the name to honor the Italian botanist Paolo Boccone (1633–1704).[3] It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northwest Argentina).[4]
Species[edit]
The following species are listed in Plants of the World Online:[4]
- Bocconia arborea Watson
- Bocconia frutescens L. – Tree poppy[2]
- Bocconia glaucifolia Hutch.
- Bocconia gracilis Hutch.
- Bocconia hintoniorum B.L.Turner
- Bocconia integrifolia[5]
- Bocconia latisepala[6]
- Bocconia macbrideana Standl.
- Bocconia pubibractea Hutch.
- Bocconia vulcanica Donn.Sm.
Formerly placed here[edit]
- Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br. (as B. cordata Willd.)
- Macleaya microcarpa (Maxim.) Fedde (as B. microcarpa Maxim.)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Genus: Bocconia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2001-11-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ a b "Bocconia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ Bocconia frutescens at San Marcos Growers
- ^ a b "Bocconia Plum. ex L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Bocconia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ "Bocconia latisepala S. Wats. - IBUNAM:MEXU:PVsn29368". 2016-12-21. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
External links[edit]
Media related to Bocconia at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Bocconia at Wikispecies
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