Dussia Explained

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.^[1]

11 species are accepted:^[2]

• Dussia atropurpurea

• 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

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
2. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Dussia . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 30 January 2014 .