Ducrosia

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Ducrosia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Tordylieae
Genus: Ducrosia
Boiss.
Synonyms

Ducroisia Endl.

Ducrosia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]

Its native range was southern Egypt to Pakistan. The plants can be found in Afghanistan, the Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[1]

1 species, Ducrosia ismaelis Asch. is now extinct in Egypt,[1] but can be found in Saudi Arabia.[2]

The genus name of Ducrosia is in honour of François-Barthélémy Ducros (1751–1822), Swiss clergyman, botanist in Nyon, Switzerland,[3] and was a friend of Edmond Boissier who then described and published the genus in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., séries 3, Vol.1 on page 341 in 1844.[1]

Known species:[1]

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