Ducrosia
Genus of plants
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Ducrosia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]
| Ducrosia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Tordylieae |
| Genus: | Ducrosia Boiss. |
| Synonyms | |
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Ducroisia Endl. | |
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]
- Ducrosia anethifolia (DC.) Boiss.
- Ducrosia areysiana (Deflers) Pimenov & Kljuykov
- Ducrosia assadii Alava
- Ducrosia flabellifolia Boiss.
- Ducrosia inaccessa (C.C.Towns.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
- Ducrosia ismaelis Asch.