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Adolphoduckea

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Genus of flowering plants

Adolphoduckea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Adolphoduckea
Paudyal & Delprete (2018)
Species: A. maynensis
Binomial name
Adolphoduckea maynensis
(Poepp. & Endl.) Paudyal & Delprete (2018)
Synonyms
  • Cinchona maynensis (Poepp.) Brign. (1862)
  • Exostema maynense Poepp. (1841)

Adolphoduckea maynensis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree native to tropical South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Brazil. It is the sole species in genus Adolphoduckea.

Its name is honour to brazilian botanist Adolpho Ducke.

References

  1. ^ Adolphoduckea maynensis (Poepp. & Endl.) Paudyal & Delprete. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. "Adolphoduckea Paudyal & Delprete | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Adolphoduckea
Adolphoduckea maynensis
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