Biology:Duckesia

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Short description: Genus of plants

Duckesia
Temporal range: Oligocene - recent[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Humiriaceae
Genus: Duckesia
Cuatrec.

Duckesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Humiriaceae.[2]

Its native range is Venezuela, Brazil and Peru.[2]

The genus name of Duckesia is in honour of Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), an entomologist, botanist and ethnographer specializing in Amazonia.[3] It was first published and described in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. Vol.35 on page 76 in 1961.[2]

Known species:[2]

  • Duckesia liesneri (Cuatrec.) K.Wurdack & Zartman
  • Duckesia verrucosa (Ducke) Cuatrec.

References

  1. Herrera, Fabiany; Manchester, Steven R.; Vélez-Juarbe, Jorge; Jaramillo, Carlos (September 2014). "Phytogeographic History of the Humiriaceae (Part 2)" (in en). International Journal of Plant Sciences 175 (7): 828–840. doi:10.1086/676818. ISSN 1058-5893. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/676818. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Duckesia Cuatrec. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:297169-2. 
  3. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10268961 entry