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Lucya
Genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1] It only contains one known species, 'Lucya tetrandra' (L.) K.Schum. [2]
It is native to the Caribbean region. It is found in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.[2]
The genus name of Lucya is in honour of Rose Lucie (or Lucy) Dunal (1798–1827), the sister of Michel Félix Dunal (1789–1856) who investigated Rubiaceae in Montpellier.[3] The genus has several known synonyms; such as Clavenna Neck. ex Standl., Clavennaea Neck. ex Post & Kuntze and Dunalia Spreng.[1]
The species Latin specific epithet of tetrandra refers to the Greek tetrandrus meaning four-anthered, the anther is the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.[4] The genus was first described and published Prodr. Vol.4 on page 434 in 1830.[1] and the species was first published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. Vol.4 (Issue 4) on page 27 in 1891.[2]
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