Duckeella

Duckeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Pogoniinae
Genus: Duckeella
C.Porto & Brade

Duckeella is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It has 3 known species, all native to South America:[1]

List of species

  1. Duckeella adolphii Porto & Brade[2] - Venezuela, Brazil
  2. Duckeella alticola C.Schweinf.[3] - Venezuela, Brazil and possibly Guyana
  3. Duckeella pauciflora Garay[4] - Venezuela, Colombia

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Anais Reunião Sul-Amer. Bot. 3: 32 (1938 publ. 1940).
  3. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 19: 195 (1961).
  4. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 18: 186 (1958).
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