Bocconia_(plant)

<i>Bocconia</i> (plant)

Bocconia (plant)

Genus of flowering plants

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]

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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.

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References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "Bocconia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  3. [3]
    Bocconia frutescens at San Marcos Growers
  4. [4]
    "Bocconia Plum. ex L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. [5]
    "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.
  6. [6]
    "Bocconia latisepala S. Wats. - IBUNAM:MEXU:PVsn29368". 2016-12-21. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2020-05-11.

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