Marquesia
# 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.

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.

