Darcya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]
| Darcya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Darcya B.L.Turner & C.P.Cowan |
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
edit- ^ a b c d "Darcya B.L.Turner & C.P.Cowan | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.