Dussia
| Dussia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Amburaneae |
| Genus: | Dussia Krug & Urb. ex Taub. (1892) |
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Dussia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from central Mexico to Bolivia and west-central Brazil.
The genus name of Dussia is in honour of Antoine Duss (1840–1924), who was a Swiss botanist.
11 species are accepted:
- Dussia atropurpurea N.Zamora, R.T.Penn. & C.H.Stirt.
- Dussia coriacea Pierce
- Dussia cuscatlanica (Standl.) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Dussia discolor (Benth.) Amshoff
- Dussia foxii Rudd
- Dussia lehmannii Harms
- Dussia macroprophyllata (Donn.Sm.) Harms
- Dussia martinicensis Krug & Urb.
- Dussia mexicana (Standl.) Harms
- Dussia sanguinea Urb. & Ekman
- Dussia tessmannii Harms