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).Bocconia frutescens at San Marcos Growers It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northwest Argentina).
Species The following species are listed in Plants of the World Online: Bocconia arborea Watson Bocconia frutescens L. – Tree poppy Bocconia glaucifolia Hutch. Bocconia gracilis Hutch. Bocconia hintoniorum B.L.Turner Bocconia integrifolia Bocconia latisepala 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.)
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