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Marquesia
1908Summary
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. It contains the following species: Marquesia acuminata (Gilg) R.E.Fr Marquesia excelsa R.E.Fr. Marquesia macroura Gilg The genus name of Marquesia is in honour of L. Marques, who was a Portuguese plant collector hunting in Angola and Mozambique. The genus was circumscribed by Ernst Friedrich Gilg in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. vol.40 on page 485 in 1908....read more on Wikipedia.
3 Marquesia species found:
Climate
What environment do Marquesia prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
Natural Habitat
Where do Marquesia grow?
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Traditional Uses
There's also wisdom in how different civilizations used plants throughout the millenia.
And some people put tremendous effort into collecting and preserving it.
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