Decarya

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Decarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Didiereaceae
Genus: Decarya
Choux

Decarya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Didiereaceae. [1] It has one species Decarya madagascariensisChoux

Its native range is Madagascar, [1] and it was first described and published in Mém. Acad. Natl. Sci. Lyon, Cl. Sci. Vol.17 page 62 in 1934. [2]

It was named after Raymond Decary (1891–1973), French botanist, ethnologist and colonial administrator who conducted research in Madagascar and collected for the National Museum of Natural History, France. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Decarya Choux | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. "Decarya madagascariensis Choux | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. Bayton, Ross (2020). The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-20017-0.