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Droguetia

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Droguetia
Droguetia leptostachys as Droguetia elliptica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Droguetia
Gaudich.
Synonyms

Didymogyne Wedd.
Drouguetia Endl.

Droguetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.[1]

Its wide native range is Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and China.[1]

Its genus name of Droguetia is in honour of Marc Julien Droguet (1769–1836), French naval doctor.[2] and it was published in Voy. Uranie on page 505 in 1830.[1]

Known species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Droguetia Gaudich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.