Bocconia frutescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Papaveraceae
Subfamilia: Papaveroideae
Tribus: Chelidonieae
Genus: Bocconia
Species:

Bocconia frutescens L., 1753

Homotypic
- Bocconia frutescens var. normalis Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 3 (1898), not validly publ.
Heterotypic
- Bocconia frutescens var. cernua Moc. & Sessé ex DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 90 (1821)
- Bocconia frutescens f. glaucescens (Kuntze) Fedde in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 104: 218 (1909)
- Bocconia frutescens subvar. glaucescens Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 3 (1898)
- Bocconia frutescens f. subtomentosa (L'Hér. ex DC.) Fedde in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 90 (1903)
- Bocconia frutescens var. subtomentosa L'Hér. ex DC. in Syst. Nat. 2: 90 (1821)
- Bocconia glauca Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 377 (1796)
- Bocconia quercifolia Moench in Suppl. Meth.: 122 (1802)
- Bocconia sinuatifolia Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 8 (1812)
- Bocconia subtomentosa (L'Hér. ex DC.) L'Hér. ex A.Stahl in Estud. Fl. Puerto-Rico 2: 34 (1884)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northwest
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is
- Regional: Western South America
  - Peru.
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, Venezuela
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:
  - Hawaii, Jawa, Réunion, Sri Lanka

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page.
Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Bocconia frutescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 February 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. 07. Published online. Accessed: February 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bocconia frutescens. Accessed: 07 February 2025.
Tropicos.org 2025. Bocconia frutescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 February 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bocconia frutescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Afrikaans: Papegaaikruid
English: Tree poppy, Plume poppy, Tree celandine, Parrotweed
español: Barbasco, Gordolobo, Llorasangre, Tabaquillo, Palo amarillo, Palo de toro, Pan cimarrón
français: Bois codine