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Quintinia
Sign in to saveQuintinia 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. 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.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderParacryphiales
- FamilyParacryphiaceae
Flower: dioecious (Quintinia) or andromonoecious (Paracryphia Appearance: Shrubs to trees (some Quintinia epiphytic climbers)
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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. 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== , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 26 species:
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