Biology:Duckea

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Duckea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Duckea
Maguire
Type species
Duckea cyperaceoidea
(Ducke) Maguire

Duckea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1958.[1][2]

The genus is endemic to South America.[3]

Species[3]
  • Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire - SE Colombia, S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
  • Duckea flava (Link) Maguire - SE Colombia, S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Duckea junciformis Maguire - SE Colombia (Vaupés), S Venezuela (Amazonas)
  • Duckea squarrosa (Willd. ex Link) Maguire - S Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), N Brazil (Amazonas)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8770900 entry