Biology:Marquesia

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Marquesia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamily: Monotoideae
Genus: Marquesia
Gilg
Synonyms
  • Trillesanthus Pierre
  • Pierre ex A.Chev. Trillesianthus

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. 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. 
  2. 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.