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]
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Adolpho Ducke, , was a notable entomologist, botanist and ethnographer specializing in Amazonia. According to family records, he was an ethnic German with roots in Trieste Austro-Hungary. German was his first language; that is, the German commonly spoken in Trieste in the 19th century. Most of his books were written in German.
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