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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Amburaneae |
| Genus: | Dussia Krug & Urb. ex Taub. (1892) |
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Dussia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from central Mexico to Bolivia and west-central Brazil.[1]
The genus name of Dussia is in honour of Antoine Duss (1840–1924), who was a Swiss botanist.[2]
11 species are accepted:[1][3]
- Dussia atropurpurea N.Zamora, R.T.Penn. & C.H.Stirt.
- Dussia coriacea Pierce
- Dussia cuscatlanica (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Dussia discolor (Benth.) Amshoff
- Dussia foxii Rudd
- Dussia lehmannii Harms
- Dussia macroprophyllata (Donn.Sm.) Harms
- Dussia martinicensis Krug & Urb.
- Dussia mexicana (Standl.) Harms
- Dussia sanguinea Urb. & Ekman
- Dussia tessmannii Harms
- ^ a b c Dussia Krug & Urb. ex Taub. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Dussia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.