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).

[3] It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northwest Argentina).

[4] The following species are listed in Plants of the World Online:[4] Media related to Bocconia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Bocconia at Wikispecies

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