| Decarya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Didiereaceae |
| Genus: | Decarya Choux |
Decarya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Didiereaceae. It has one species Decarya madagascariensis Choux
Its native range is Madagascar, and it was first described and published in Mém. Acad. Natl. Sci. Lyon, Cl. Sci. Vol.17 page 62 in 1934.
It was named after Raymond Decary (1891–1973), French botanist, ethnologist and colonial administrator who conducted research in Madagascar and collected for the National Museum of Natural History, France.
References
- ^ "Decarya Choux | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "Decarya madagascariensis Choux | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- Bayton, Ross (2020). The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-20017-0.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Decarya | |