Bocconia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Papaveroideae
Tribus: Chelidonieae
Genus: Bocconia
Species: B. arborea – B. frutescens – B. gracilis
Name

Bocconia L.
References

USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bocconia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Bocconia is a genus of flowering plants in the poppy family, Papaveraceae, that contains about 10 species. Carl Linnaeus chose the name to honor the Italian botanist Paolo Boccone (1633–1704).[3]

Selected species

Bocconia arborea Watson
Bocconia frutescens L. – Tree poppy[2]
Bocconia gracilis Hutch.
Bocconia integrifolia[4]
Bocconia latisepala[5]

Formerly placed here

Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br. (as B. cordata Willd.)
Macleaya microcarpa (Maxim.) Fedde (as B. microcarpa Maxim.)[4]

References

"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.
"Bocconia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
Bocconia frutescens at San Marcos Growers
"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.