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Minquartia guianensis

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Minquartia guianensis

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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.

Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSantalales
  5. FamilyCoulaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,291
With media
843
Family
Coulaceae
Collections
IBUNAM, CM, NY, F, US
Recorded in
Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Venezuela

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Minquartia guianensis
taxon common name
Black Manwood
Commons category
Minquartia guianensis
taxon range
Acre
short name
M. guianensis
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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.

One of the phytochemicals it contains is lichexanthone.

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