Quintinia

Quintinia
Quintinia sieberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Paracryphiales
Family:	Paracryphiaceae
Genus:	Quintinia A.DC.

Quintinia is the genus of around 25 evergreen trees or shrubs native to the Philippines, New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia.^[1] 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 botanist Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie.

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