Douepea
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| Douepea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Douepea Cambess. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dolichorhynchus Hedge & Kit Tan | |
Douepea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes two species which are native to western Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.[1]
The genus name of Douepea is in honour of Herman van Donep, a government secretary in Kochi.[2] and it was published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France Vol.8 on page 297 in 1917.[1] It was published in V.Jacquemont, Voy. Inde Vol.4 on page 18 in 1841.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Douepea arabica (Hedge & Kit Tan) O.Appel & Al-Shehbaz – northwestern Saudi Arabia
- Douepea tortuosa Cambess. – western Pakistan