# Quiina

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***Quiina*** is a genus of flowering plants in the family [Ochnaceae](/source/Ochnaceae). It includes 40 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Belize and Honduras to Bolivia and southern Brazil.[1]

The genus was first described by [Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet](/source/Jean_Baptiste_Christophore_Fus%C3%A9e_Aublet) in 1775.[1]

## Species

40 species are accepted.[1]

- *[Quiina amazonica](/source/Quiina_amazonica)* [A.C.Sm.](/source/Albert_Charles_Smith)
- *[Quiina berryi](/source/Quiina_berryi)* [J.V.Schneid.](/source/Julio_Valentin_Schneider) & [Zizka](/source/Georg_Zizka)
- *[Quiina blackii](/source/Quiina_blackii)* [Pires](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mur%C3%A7a_Pires)
- *[Quiina brevensis](/source/Quiina_brevensis)* [Pires](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mur%C3%A7a_Pires)
- *[Quiina cidiana](/source/Quiina_cidiana)* [J.V.Schneid.](/source/Julio_Valentin_Schneider) & [Zizka](/source/Georg_Zizka)
- *[Quiina congesta](/source/Quiina_congesta)* [R.S.Cowan](/source/Richard_Sumner_Cowan)
- *[Quiina cruegeriana](/source/Quiina_cruegeriana)* [Griseb.](/source/August_Grisebach)
- *[Quiina duckei](/source/Quiina_duckei)* [Pires](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mur%C3%A7a_Pires)
- *[Quiina florida](/source/Quiina_florida)* [Tul.](/source/Edmond_Tulasne)
- *[Quiina gentryi](/source/Quiina_gentryi)* [J.V.Schneid.](/source/Julio_Valentin_Schneider) & [Zizka](/source/Georg_Zizka)
- *[Quiina glaziovii](/source/Quiina_glaziovii)* [Engl.](/source/Adolf_Engler)
- *[Quiina grandifolia](/source/Quiina_grandifolia)* [Mildbr.](/source/Johannes_Mildbraed)
- *[Quiina guianensis](/source/Quiina_guianensis)* [Aubl.](/source/Jean_Baptiste_Christophore_Fus%C3%A9e_Aublet)
- *[Quiina indigofera](/source/Quiina_indigofera)* [Sandwith](/source/Noel_Yvri_Sandwith)
- *[Quiina integrifolia](/source/Quiina_integrifolia)* [Pulle](/source/August_Adriaan_Pulle)
- *[Quiina jamaicensis](/source/Quiina_jamaicensis)* [Griseb.](/source/August_Grisebach)
- *[Quiina juruana](/source/Quiina_juruana)* [Ule](/source/Ernst_Heinrich_Georg_Ule)
- *[Quiina klugii](/source/Quiina_klugii)* [J.F.Macbr.](/source/James_Francis_Macbride)
- *[Quiina lanceolata](/source/Quiina_lanceolata)* [Dusén](/source/Per_Karl_Hjalmar_Dus%C3%A9n) ex [Ducke](/source/Adolpho_Ducke)
- *[Quiina leptoclada](/source/Quiina_leptoclada)* [Tul.](/source/Edmond_Tulasne)
- *[Quiina longifolia](/source/Quiina_longifolia)* [Spruce](/source/Richard_Spruce) ex [Planch.](/source/Jules_%C3%89mile_Planchon) & [Triana](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Jer%C3%B3nimo_Triana)
- *[Quiina macrophylla](/source/Quiina_macrophylla)* [Tul.](/source/Edmond_Tulasne)
- *[Quiina magallano-gomesii](/source/Quiina_magallano-gomesii)* Schwacke
- *[Quiina maguirei](/source/Quiina_maguirei)* [Pires](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mur%C3%A7a_Pires)
- *[Quiina maracaensis](/source/Quiina_maracaensis)* [J.V.Schneid.](/source/Julio_Valentin_Schneider) & [Zizka](/source/Georg_Zizka)
- *[Quiina negrensis](/source/Quiina_negrensis)* [A.C.Sm.](/source/Albert_Charles_Smith)
- *[Quiina obovata](/source/Quiina_obovata)* [Tul.](/source/Edmond_Tulasne)
- *[Quiina oiapocensis](/source/Quiina_oiapocensis)* [Pires](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mur%C3%A7a_Pires)
- *[Quiina paraensis](/source/Quiina_paraensis)* [Pires](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mur%C3%A7a_Pires)& Fróes
- *[Quiina parvifolia](/source/Quiina_parvifolia)* Lanj. & Heerdt
- *[Quiina piresii](/source/Quiina_piresii)* [J.V.Schneid.](/source/Julio_Valentin_Schneider) & [Zizka](/source/Georg_Zizka)
- *[Quiina pteridophylla](/source/Quiina_pteridophylla)* ([Radlk.](/source/Ludwig_Adolph_Timotheus_Radlkofer)) [Pires](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mur%C3%A7a_Pires)
- *[Quiina pubescens](/source/Quiina_pubescens)* [A.C.Sm.](/source/Albert_Charles_Smith)
- *[Quiina rhytidopus](/source/Quiina_rhytidopus)* [Tul.](/source/Edmond_Tulasne)
- *[Quiina sessilis](/source/Quiina_sessilis)* [Choisy](/source/Jacques_Denys_Choisy), [Planch.](/source/Jules_%C3%89mile_Planchon) & [Triana](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Jer%C3%B3nimo_Triana)
- *[Quiina tinifolia](/source/Quiina_tinifolia)* [Planch.](/source/Jules_%C3%89mile_Planchon) & [Triana](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Jer%C3%B3nimo_Triana)
- *[Quiina ulei](/source/Quiina_ulei)* [Pulle](/source/August_Adriaan_Pulle)
- *[Quiina wurdackii](/source/Quiina_wurdackii)* [Pires](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_Mur%C3%A7a_Pires)
- *[Quiina yatuensis](/source/Quiina_yatuensis)* [J.V.Schneid.](/source/Julio_Valentin_Schneider) & [Zizka](/source/Georg_Zizka)
- *[Quiina zamorensis](/source/Quiina_zamorensis)* [J.V.Schneid.](/source/Julio_Valentin_Schneider) & [Zizka](/source/Georg_Zizka)

## References

1. ["*Quiina* Aubl."](http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19400-1). *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. The Trustees of the [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). n.d. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

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