Dussia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from central Mexico to Bolivia and west-central Brazil.[1]

Dussia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Amburaneae
Genus: Dussia
Krug & Urb. ex Taub. (1892)
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Cashalia Standl. (1923)
  • Vexillifera Ducke (1922)

The genus name of Dussia is in honour of Antoine Duss (1840–1924), who was a Swiss botanist.[2]

11 species are accepted:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dussia Krug & Urb. ex Taub. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Dussia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 30 January 2014.