Adolpho Ducke

Brazilian botanist, zoologist and anthropologist from triest, austria-hungary (1876–1959).

Adolpho Ducke (October 19, 1876 – January 5, 1959), (also referred to as Adolfo Ducke and occasionally misspelled "Duque"), was a notable entomologist, botanist and ethnographer specializing in Amazonia. According to family records, he was an ethnic German with roots in Trieste Austro-Hungary (now in Italy). German was his first language; that is, the German commonly spoken in Trieste in the 19th century. Most of his books were written in German. Recruited by Emílio Goeldi, Ducke began his work in Amazônia as an entomologist for the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, but due to the influence of bo

Abbreviations: Ducke
Occupations: zoologist, scientific collector, entomologist, botanist, botanical collector, anthropologist
Citizenships: Brazil, Austria–Hungary
Languages: Portuguese
Dates: 1876-10-19T00:00:00Z – 1959-01-05T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Trieste
Direct attributions: 495 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 680 plants, 0 fungi

495 plants attributed, 185 plants contributed to680 plants:

Aniba rosaeodora (Rosewoodtree) Ducke 1930
endangered plant species in the lauraceae family
Aniba rosaeodora, also known as pau-rosa, is a species of Magnoliid tree in the family Lauraceae that grows in parts of the tropical rainforest of South America. It is often mistaken for rosewood, but does not belong in the proper rosewood genus, Dalbergia, or even its order. Like rosewood, it is exploited for its essential oil, and has therefore become endangered.
Dalbergia cearensis (Brazilian Kingwood) Ducke 1925
plant species in the fabaceae family
Dalbergia cearensis, with common names Brazilian kingwood, kingwood, Bois de Violette, and violetwood, is a small tree endemic to Brazil. It is native to the states of Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, and Piauí, It is the source of kingwood, a classic furniture wood.
Dinizia excelsa (Red Angelim) Ducke 1922
plant species in the fabaceae family
Dinizia excelsa is a South American canopy-emergent tropical rainforest tree species in the family Fabaceae, native to primarily Brazil and Guyana. The tallest tree in the Amazon rainforest is a specimen of Dinizia excelsa.
Brosimum guianense (Guiana Brosimum) (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke 1913
plant species in the moraceae family
Brosimum guianense, called snakewood, letterwood, leopardwood, and amourette, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Brosimum, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and tropical South America. A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), its heartwood can command a price of $30 per kg.
Polygonanthus Ducke 1932
plant genus in the anisophylleaceae family
Polygonanthus is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Anisophylleaceae, found in the Amazon. It has a Polygonum‑type embryo sac.
Cedrelinga cateniformis (Ducke) Ducke 1922
plant species in the fabaceae family
Cedrelinga is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae. The only accepted species is Cedrelinga cateniformis, called tornillo or cedrorana, which is native to South America. It is occasionally harvested for its straight-grained timber.
Lorostemon Ducke 1935
plant genus in the clusiaceae family
Lorostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Clusiaceae. Its native range is Southern Tropical America. Species: Lorostemon bombaciflorus Ducke Lorostemon coelhoi Paula Lorostemon colombianus Maguire Lorostemon negrensis Fróes Lorostemon stipitatus Maguire
Ampelozizyphus (Ampelozizipheae) Ducke 1935
plant genus in the rhamnaceae family
Ampelozizyphus is a genus of plants in the family Rhamnaceae. It includes two species Ampelozizyphus amazonicus, which is known from Amazonian Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil, and Ampelozizyphus guaquirensis, native to the central portion of the Coastal Cordillera of Venezuela.
Vataireopsis Ducke 1932
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Vataireopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes four species of small to emergent trees, native to northern South America, ranging from Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas to Bolivia and southern Brazil. They grow in tropical lowland rain forest, in both the Amazon and Atlantic Forest. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It was traditionally assigned to the tribe Dalbergieae, mainly on the basis of flower morphology; recent molecular phylogenetic analyses assigned Vataireopsis into an informal, monophyletic clade called the "vataireoids".
Recordoxylon Ducke 1934
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Recordoxylon is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species of trees native to the tropical Amazon rainforest of northern South America, and the species' range includes northern Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Venezuela. Habitats include non-flooded rain forest on terra firme, seasonally-flooded riverine forest (várzea), and montane forest. It belongs to subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It was first described and published in Trop. Woods Vol.39 on page 16 in 1934. The genus name of Recordoxylon is in honour of Samuel J. Record (1881–1945), an
Pradosia decipiens Ducke 1942
plant species in the sapotaceae family
Pradosia decipiens is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae endemic to Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Paramachaerium Ducke 1925
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Paramachaerium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae native to Amazonia. It was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade within the Dalbergieae.
Parahancornia Ducke 1922
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Parahancornia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1922. It is native to South America.
Manilkara dardanoi Ducke 1950
critically endangered plant species in the sapotaceae family
Manilkara dardanoi is a tree species in the sapodilla family. It is endemic to Brazil, and only found in a small portion of Pernambuco. Here it grows in forests mostly along the coast, or elsewhere deeper inland where there is old secondary forest. Its natural habitat is gradually disappearing as forest is felled and land is cleared for human settlement.
Lecointea Ducke 1922
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Lecointea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains seven species native to the tropical Americas. Lecointea amazonica Ducke Lecointea guianensis M.Yu.Gontsch. & Yakovlev Lecointea hatschbachii Barneby Lecointea lasiogyne (Barneby) M.Yu.Gontsch. & Yakovlev Lecointea marcano-bertii Barneby Lecointea ovalifolia J.F.Macbr. Lecointea peruviana Standl. ex J.F.Macbr. Its native range stretches from south-eastern Mexico to southern Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Lacunaria Ducke 1925
plant genus in the ochnaceae family
Lacunaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ochnaceae native to Central America and tropical South America.
Jacqueshuberia Ducke 1922
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Jacqueshuberia is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae, including seven species native to northern South America, from Colombia, Venezuela and Guyana to northern Brazil and Peru. Jacqueshuberia amplifolia R.S.Cowan Jacqueshuberia brevipes Barneby Jacqueshuberia loretensis R.S.Cowan Jacqueshuberia purpurea Ducke Jacqueshuberia pustulata Stergios & P.E.Berry Jacqueshuberia quinquangulata Ducke Jacqueshuberia splendens Stergios & P.E.Berry
Inga calantha Ducke 1925
plant species in the fabaceae family
Inga calantha is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Brazil.
Dinizia Ducke 1922
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Dinizia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It was believed to be monotypic until 2017, when Dinizia jueirana-facao was described. Dinizia is native to Brazil (North Region and Central-West Region), Guyana and Suriname. Both species are colossal forest trees. Fossilised leaves and fruit discovered in North America provide evidence of a Dinizia-like ancestor that first occurred in south-eastern North America during the Eocene epoch. The modern genus, however, is confined to South America, where it occurs in non-flooded parts of the Amazonian forests of Guyana,
Dendrosipanea Ducke 1935
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Dendrosipanea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in Brazil and Venezuela.
Chromolucuma Ducke 1925
plant genus in the sapotaceae family
Chromolucuma is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described in 1925. The genus is native to Central and South America.
Botryarrhena Ducke 1932
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Botryarrhena is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Adolpho Ducke in 1932. It only holds two species, occurring in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.
Apeiba albiflora Ducke 1922
plant species in the malvaceae family
Apeiba albiflora is a tree which is often used as medicinal plant native to Amazon rainforest vegetation in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname.
Alstroemeria amazonica Ducke 1915
plant species in the alstroemeriaceae family
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Zamia lecointei Ducke 1915
plant species in the zamiaceae family
Zamia lecointei is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Virola divergens Ducke 1936
plant species in the myristicaceae family
Virola divergens is a species of tree in the family Myristicaceae. It grows to about 25m tall. The fruits are ellipsoidal and subglobular, 18–38 mm long and 16–33 mm in diameter, grouped 4 to 8.
Vataireopsis araroba (Aguiar) Ducke 1936
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Pradosia verticillata Ducke 1942
plant species in the sapotaceae family
Pradosia verticillata is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is found in Brazil and French Guiana.
Pradosia subverticillata Ducke 1942
plant species in the sapotaceae family
Pradosia subverticillata is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Brazil and threatened by habitat loss.
Lophanthera lactescens Ducke 1925
plant species in the malpighiaceae family
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