Duckea
Genus of flowering plants
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Duckea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1958.[1][2]
| Duckea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Rapateaceae |
| Genus: | Duckea Maguire |
| Type species | |
| Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire | |
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)