Minquartia
Genus of trees
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Minquartia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Olacaceae family containing the single species Minquartia guianensis (also called black manwood or huambula). It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Olacaceae |
| Genus: | Minquartia Aubl. |
| Species: | M. guianensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Minquartia guianensis Aubl. | |
One of the phytochemicals it contains is lichexanthone.[2]
The plant is a source of minquartynoic acid, a rare fatty acid.
