''Spergularia bocconei'', Boccone's sandspurry, Greek sea-spurrey or Boccone's sea-spurrey, is a species of the genus ''

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'', in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is named after the Sicilian

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Paolo Boccone Paolo Silvio Boccone (24 April 1633 – 22 December 1704) was an Italian botanist from Sicily, whose interest in plants had been sparked at a young age. Born in a rich family, he was able to dedicate most of his life to the study of botany. Life B ...

. 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 ''

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'' in 1984.

Name

The epithet used for this name is often spelled as ''bocconi'', following the first usage by Scheele. This epithet is formed from a latinized 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. It is clear 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.ICBN (''Vienna Code'') Art. 60
/ref> Graebner used this form of the epithet when he transferred the species to the genus ''Spergularia'' in 1919.

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