Duckea

Duckea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1958.^[1][2]

Duckea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Rapateaceae
Genus:	Duckea Maguire
Type species
Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire

The genus is endemic to South America.^[3]

Species^[3]

• Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire - SE Colombia, S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
• Duckea flava (Link) Maguire - SE Colombia, S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Amazonas)
• Duckea junciformis Maguire - SE Colombia (Vaupés), S Venezuela (Amazonas)
• Duckea squarrosa (Willd. ex Link) Maguire - S Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), N Brazil (Amazonas)