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Minquartia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Olacaceae
Genus: Minquartia
Aubl.
Species:
M. guianensis
Binomial name
Minquartia guianensis
Aubl.

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica) 1998. Minquartia guianensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
  2. ^ El-Seedi, Hesham R.; Hazell, Alan C.; Torssell, Kurt B.G. (1994). "Triterpenes, lichexanthone and an acetylenic acid from Minquartia guianensis". Phytochemistry. 35 (5): 1297–1299. doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(00)94841-6.


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