Bocconia
| Bocconia | |
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| Tree Poppy (Bocconia frutescens) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Tribe: | Chelidonieae |
| Genus: | Bocconia L.[1][2] |
| Species | |
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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).
Selected species
- Bocconia arborea Watson
- Bocconia frutescens L. – Tree Poppy[2]
- Bocconia gracilis Hutch.
- Bocconia integrifolia[3]
Formerly placed here
- Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br. (as B. cordata Willd.)
- Macleaya microcarpa (Maxim.) Fedde (as B. microcarpa Maxim.)[3]
References
- ↑ "Genus: Bocconia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2001-11-28. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- 1 2 "Bocconia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- 1 2 "GRIN Species Records of Bocconia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
External links
Media related to Bocconia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bocconia at Wikispecies
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