Bocconia
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| Bocconia | |
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| Tree Poppy (Bocconia frutescens) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Tribe: | Chelidonieae |
| Genus: | Bocconia L.[1][2] |
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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).
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[edit] Selected species
- Bocconia arborea Watson
- Bocconia frutescens L. – Tree Poppy[2]
- Bocconia gracilis Hutch.
- Bocconia integrifolia[3]
[edit] Formerly placed here
- Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br. (as B. cordata Willd.)
- Macleaya microcarpa (Maxim.) Fedde (as B. microcarpa Maxim.)[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Genus: Bocconia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2001-11-28. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?1532. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ a b "Bocconia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=18995. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Bocconia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1532. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
[edit] External links
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Data related to Bocconia at Wikispecies
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