Duvalia
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Duvalia is a succulent plant genus in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, in the family Apocynaceae (dogbane).
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Duvalia corderoyi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
Tribe: | Ceropegieae |
Genus: | Duvalia Haw. 1812 not Bonpland 1813 nor Nees 1818 |
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The genus was first described in 1812, named after the French physician and botanist Henri-Auguste Duval (1777-1814).[1]