''Marquesia'' is a genus of

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in family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Africa and can be found in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe. It contains the following species: * '' Marquesia acuminata'' * ''

Marquesia excelsa ''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. It contains the following species: * ''Marquesia acuminata'' * ''Ma ...

'' * '' Marquesia macroura'' The genus name of ''Marquesia'' is in honour of L. Marques, who was a Portuguese plant collector hunting in

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and

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mala ...

. The genus was

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by Ernst Friedrich Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.40 on page 485 in 1908.

References

Dipterocarpaceae Malvales genera Flora of South Tropical Africa Flora of Equatorial Guinea Flora of Gabon Plants described in 1908 {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub