Duperreya Explained

Duperreya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Australia.

Its genus name of Duperreya is in honour of Louis Isidore Duperrey (1786–1865), French explorer,^[2] and it was published in Voy. Uranie Vol.452 in 1829.

Known species:

• Duperreya commixta
• Duperreya halfordii
• Duperreya sericea

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duperreya Gaudich. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 26 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2676-9.