Quiina

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Quiina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ochnaceae. It includes 40 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Belize and Honduras to Bolivia and southern Brazil.[1]

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Quiina
Quiina guianensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Quiinoideae
Genus: Quiina
Aubl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Macrodendron Taub.
  • Robinsonia Scop.
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The genus was first described by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in 1775.[1]

Species

40 species are accepted.[1]

References

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