Marquesia

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.

[1] It contains the following species:[1] The genus name of Marquesia is in honour of L. Marques, who was a Portuguese plant collector hunting in Angola and Mozambique.

[2] The genus was circumscribed by Ernst Friedrich Gilg in Bot.

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