Duckeella

Duckeella is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. It has 3 known species, all native to South America:^[1]

Duckeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Vanilloideae
Tribe:	Pogonieae
Genus:	Duckeella C.Porto & Brade

The genus name of Duckesia is in honour of Adolpho Ducke (1876–1959), an entomologist, botanist and ethnographer specializing in Amazonia.^[2] It was first published and described in Anais Reunião Sul-Amer. Bot. Vol.3 on page 31 in 1938 (published 1939).^[3]

List of species

1. Duckeella adolphii Porto & Brade^[4] - Venezuela and Brazil
2. Duckeella alticola C.Schweinf.^[5] - Venezuela, Brazil and possibly Guyana
3. Duckeella pauciflora Garay^[6] - Venezuela and Colombia