Duckesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Humiriaceae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Humiriaceae |
| Genus: | Duckesia Cuatrec. |
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
edit- ^ Herrera, Fabiany; Manchester, Steven R.; Vélez-Juarbe, Jorge; Jaramillo, Carlos (September 2014). "Phytogeographic History of the Humiriaceae (Part 2)". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 175 (7): 828–840. doi:10.1086/676818. ISSN 1058-5893. S2CID 83654581.
- ^ a b c d "Duckesia Cuatrec. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.