Marquesia

Summary

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]

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

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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Marquesia Gilg | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.