Spergularia bocconi
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Spergularia bocconi is a species of the Spergularia
genus, in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is named after the Sicilian
botanist
Paolo Boccone
. Scheele first published it as Alsine bocconi in 1843. It was transferred to the genus Spergularia by Graebner in 1919. Pedersen placed the species in genus Spergula
in 1984.
The epithet used for this name is most often spelled as bocconi, following the first usage by Scheele. This epithet is formed from a latin
ized form of Boccone's name: "Bocconus". Boccone however, rarely used a latinized form of his name: in all his books for example, even the ones in Latin, his name appears on the title page as "Paolo Boccone", contrary to the practice of the time. Linnaeus called him "Bocco" (genetive: bocconis), probably because he thought "Boccone" was an ablative. It is clear though, that Boccone's name does not possess a well-established latinized form. Hence the epithet should be formed in accordance with ICBN (Vienna Code) Recommendation 60C.1(a), which dictates that epithets derived from personal names ending in a vowel should be formed by adding the appropriate inflection, which is "-i" in the case of a single male. Thus bocconei is the only proper form. Graebner used this form of the epithet when he transferred the species to the genus Spergularia in 1919.
Spergularia
Spergularia is a genus of the Caryophyllaceae family, containing plants known as sea-spurreys and sandspurrys. There are about 60 species.-Species:* Spergularia azorica - endemic to the archipelago of the Azores*Spergularia atrosperma...
genus, in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is named after the Sicilian
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
botanist
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
Paolo Boccone
Paolo Boccone
Paolo Silvio Boccone was an Italian botanist from Sicily, whose interest in plants had been sparked at a young age...
. Scheele first published it as Alsine bocconi in 1843. It was transferred to the genus Spergularia by Graebner in 1919. Pedersen placed the species in genus Spergula
Spergula
Spergula is a genus of about five plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurrey. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the Northern Hemisphere, but is now found worldwide....
in 1984.
The epithet used for this name is most often spelled as bocconi, following the first usage by Scheele. This epithet is formed from a latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
ized form of Boccone's name: "Bocconus". Boccone however, rarely used a latinized form of his name: in all his books for example, even the ones in Latin, his name appears on the title page as "Paolo Boccone", contrary to the practice of the time. Linnaeus called him "Bocco" (genetive: bocconis), probably because he thought "Boccone" was an ablative. It is clear though, that Boccone's name does not possess a well-established latinized form. Hence the epithet should be formed in accordance with ICBN (Vienna Code) Recommendation 60C.1(a), which dictates that epithets derived from personal names ending in a vowel should be formed by adding the appropriate inflection, which is "-i" in the case of a single male. Thus bocconei is the only proper form. Graebner used this form of the epithet when he transferred the species to the genus Spergularia in 1919.