Biology:Marquesia
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of trees
| Marquesia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Plantae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tracheophytes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Angiosperms |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Eudicots |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Rosids |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Malvales |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Monotoideae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Marquesia Gilg |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Marquesia is a genus of plant in family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Africa and can be found in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.[1]
It contains the following species:[1]
- Marquesia acuminata (Gilg) R.E.Fr
- Marquesia excelsa R.E.Fr.
- Marquesia macroura Gilg
The genus name of Marquesia is in honour of L. Marques, who was a Portuguese plant collector hunting in Angola and Mozambique.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Ernst Friedrich Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.40 on page 485 in 1908.[1]
Wikidata ☰ Q2709663 entry
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Marquesia Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16415-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
 |  |
