Bocconia (plant)
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
| Bocconia | |
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| Tree poppy (Bocconia frutescens) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Tribe: | Chelidonieae |
| Genus: | Bocconia L.[1][2] |
| Species | |
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Species
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
- Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br. (as B. cordata Willd.)
- Macleaya microcarpa (Maxim.) Fedde (as B. microcarpa Maxim.)[5]
