| Darcya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| 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
References
- "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.