Duckea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Rapateaceae
Genus: Duckea
Species: D. cyperaceoidea – D. flava – D. junciformis – D. squarrosa
Name

Duckea Maguire, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 41 (1958)

Type species: Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 42 (1958)

References

Maguire, B. (1958) Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 41. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Duckea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Aug 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Duckea. Published online. Accessed: Aug 20 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Duckea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Aug 2015.

Duckea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1958.[1][2]

The genus is endemic to South America.[3]

Species[3]

Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire - SE Colombia, S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
Duckea flava (Link) Maguire - SE Colombia, S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Amazonas)
Duckea junciformis Maguire - SE Colombia (Vaupés), S Venezuela (Amazonas)
Duckea squarrosa (Willd. ex Link) Maguire - S Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), N Brazil (Amazonas)

References

Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 41-45 descriptions of new taxa in Latin, commentary in English
Tropicos, Duckea Maguire
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families