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
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families