Decarya
| Decarya | |
|---|---|
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.[1] It has one species Decarya madagascariensis Choux
Its native range is Madagascar,[1] and it was first described and published in Mém. Acad. Natl. Sci. Lyon, Cl. Sci. Vol.17 page 62 in 1934.[2]
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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.