Duckea
Appearance
Duckea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Rapateaceae |
Genus: | Duckea Maguire |
Type species | |
Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire
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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
[edit]- ^ Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 41-45 descriptions of new taxa in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Tropicos, Duckea Maguire
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families