Biology:Duckeella
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Short description: Genus of orchids
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
| Tribe: | Pogonieae |
| Genus: | Duckeella C.Porto & Brade |
Duckeella is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It has 3 known species, all native to South America:[1]
The genus name of Duckesia is in honour of Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), an entomologist, botanist and ethnographer specializing in Amazonia.[2] It was first published and described in Anais Reunião Sul-Amer. Bot. Vol.3 on page 31 in 1938 (published 1939).[3]
List of species
- Duckeella adolphii Porto & Brade[4] - Venezuela and Brazil
- Duckeella alticola C.Schweinf.[5] - Venezuela, Brazil and possibly Guyana
- Duckeella pauciflora Garay[6] - Venezuela and Colombia
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Duckeella Porto & Brade | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297166-2.
- ↑ Anais Reunião Sul-Amer. Bot. 3: 32 (1938 publ. 1940).
- ↑ Bot. Mus. Leafl. 19: 195 (1961).
- ↑ Bot. Mus. Leafl. 18: 186 (1958).
Wikidata ☰ Q311009 entry
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