Miquelia
Genus of flowering plants
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Miquelia is a genus of plants in the family Icacinaceae found in tropical India, Southeast Asia, and the Philippines.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Icacinales |
| Family: | Icacinaceae |
| Genus: | Miquelia Meisn. |
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The genus was circumscribed by Carl Meissner in Pl. Vasc. Gen. vol.1 on page 152 in 1838.[1] The name Miquelia is in honour of Dutch botanist Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811–1871), whose main focus of study was the flora of the Dutch East Indies.[3]
Species
Species accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]
- Miquelia assamica (Griff.) Mast. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Miquelia caudata King
- Miquelia celebica Blume
- Miquelia dentata Bedd.
- Miquelia kleinii Meisn.
- Miquelia paniculata Gagnep.
- Miquelia philippinensis Merr.
- Miquelia reticulata Merr.
- Miquelia thorelii Gagnep.
- Miquelia umbellata Gagnep.
