Minquartia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Coulaceae
Genus: Minquartia
Species: M. guianensis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Minquartia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 23. Reference page.

Name

Minquartia Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane, 2(Suppl.): 4, t. 370. (1775)
monotypic taxon

References

Aublet, J.B.C.F. (1755) Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 2(Suppl.): 4, t. 370.
Tropicos.org 2014. Minquartia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jan. 26.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Minquartia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Minquartia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Olacaceae family containing the single species Minquartia guianensis (also called black manwood or huambula). It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

References

Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica) 1998. Minquartia guianensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.