Droguetia

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Droguetia
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Droguetia leptostachys as Droguetia elliptica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Droguetia
Gaudich.
Synonyms

Didymogyne Wedd.
Drouguetia Endl.

Droguetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae. [1]

Its wide native range is Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and China. [1]

Its genus name of Droguetia is in honour of Marc Julien Droguet (1769–1836), French naval doctor. [2] and it was published in Voy. Uranie on page 505 in 1830. [1]

Known species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Droguetia Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. 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 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.