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| Quintinia | |
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| Quintinia sieberi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Paracryphiales |
| Family: | Paracryphiaceae |
| Genus: | Quintinia A.DC. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Quintinia is a genus of about 25 evergreen trees and shrubs in the family Paracryphiaceae, native to the Philippines, New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Australia.[2] Plants have alternate leaves. White or lilac flowers form at the end of stalks or on leaf axils. The fruiting body is a capsule, usually containing a large number of tiny seeds. The genus is named after the gardener Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie.
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 26 species:[1]
- Quintinia altigena Schltr. – New Guinea
- Quintinia apoensis (Elmer) Schltr. – Philippines
- Quintinia brassii Reeder – New Guinea
- Quintinia elliptica Hook.f. – North Island of New Zealand
- Quintinia epiphytica Mattf. – Papua New Guinea
- Quintinia fawkneri F.Muell. – northeastern Queensland
- Quintinia hyehenensis Pillon & Hequet – New Caledonia
- Quintinia kuborensis P.Royen – Papua New Guinea
- Quintinia lanceolata Reeder – Papua New Guinea
- Quintinia ledermannii Schltr. – Papua New Guinea
- Quintinia macgregorii F.Muell. – Papua New Guinea
- Quintinia macrophylla Hatus. ex O.K.Paul – New Guinea
- Quintinia major (Baill.) Schltr. – New Caledonia
- Quintinia media (Baill.) Guillaumin – New Caledonia and Vanuatu
- Quintinia minor (Baill.) Schltr. – New Caledonia
- Quintinia montiswilhelmii P.Royen – Papua New Guinea
- Quintinia nutantifora Schltr. – Papua New Guinea
- Quintinia oreophila (Schltr.) Schltr. – New Caledonia
- Quintinia pachyphylla Schltr. – Papua New Guinea
- Quintinia quatrefagesii F.Muell. – northeastern Queensland
- Quintinia rigida Ridl. – western New Guinea
- Quintinia schlechterana Otto Christian Schmidt – New Guinea
- Quintinia serrata A.Cunn. – New Zealand
- Quintinia sessiliflora Pillon & Hequet – New Caledonia
- Quintinia sieberi A.DC. – southeastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales
- Quintinia verdonii F.Muell. – eastern Australia
References
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- 1 2 "Quintinia A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ↑ "NSW Flora Online". Plant Net. NSW Government. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
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