Biology:Darcya

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Darcya
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Darcya
B.L.Turner & C.P.Cowan

Darcya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]

Its native range is Costa Rica to Colombia.[1]

The genus name of Darcya is in honour of William Gerald D'Arcy (1931–1999), Canadian-born American botanist at the Missouri Botanical Garden,[2] and was published in Phytologia Vol.74 on page 268 in 1993.[1]

Species known according to Kew;[1]

  • Darcya costaricensis (B.L.Turner) B.L.Turner
  • Darcya mutisii (Fern.Alonso) B.L.Turner
  • Darcya reliquiarum (D'Arcy) B.L.Turner & C.P.Cowan

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15934589 entry