''Duckeella'' is a genus of orchids (family

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

), belonging to the subfamily

Vanilloideae Vanilloideae is one of the subfamilies of orchids belonging to the large family Orchidaceae. Lindley (1836) and Garay (1986)Garay,L. (1986), Olim Vanillaceae. Botanical Museum Leaflets. Harvard University 30 : 233-237. treated it as a separate f ...

. It has 3 known species, all native to South America: The genus name of ''Duckesia'' is in honour of

Adolpho Ducke Adolpho Ducke (October 19, 1876 – January 5, 1959), (also referred to as Adolfo Ducke and occasionally misspelled "Duque"), was a notable entomologist, botanist and ethnographer specializing in Amazonia. According to family records, he was an et ...

(1876–1959), an entomologist, botanist and

ethnographer Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...

specializing in Amazonia. It was first published and described in Anais Reunião Sul-Amer. Bot. Vol.3 on page 31 in 1938 (published 1939).

List of species

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Duckeella adolphii ''Duckeella'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It has 3 known species, all native to South America: The genus name of ''Duckesia'' is in honour of Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), an entomologist, b ...

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Duckeella alticola ''Duckeella'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It has 3 known species, all native to South America: The genus name of ''Duckesia'' is in honour of Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), an entomologist, b ...

'' C.Schweinf. - Venezuela, Brazil and possibly

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Duckeella pauciflora ''Duckeella'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It has 3 known species, all native to South America: The genus name of ''Duckesia'' is in honour of Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), an entomologist, b ...

'' GarayBot. Mus. Leafl. 18: 186 (1958). - Venezuela and

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References

Vanilloideae genera Pogonieae Orchids of South America Plants described in 1938 {{Vanilloideae-stub