Duckeella is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It has 3 known species, all native to South America:[1]
The genus name of Duckesia is in honour of Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), an entomologist, botanist and ethnographer specializing in Amazonia.[2] It was first published and described in Anais Reunião Sul-Amer. Bot. Vol.3 on page 31 in 1938 (published 1939).[3]
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^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. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^"Duckeella Porto & Brade | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
Duckeella is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It has 3 known species, all native to South America: The...
subfamily Vanilloideae. Genera included in Pogonieae: Cleistes Cleistesiopsis Duckeella Isotria Pogonia Pogoniopsis was previously included in Pogonieae, but...
genera of plants including; Duckea (in 1958 ), Duckeanthus (in 1934 ), Duckeella (in 1939 ), Duckeodendron (in 1925 ) and Duckesia (in 1961 ). Ducke, A...
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