Duckesia Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
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]