| Quintinia | |
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| Quintinia sieberi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Paracryphiales |
| Family: | Paracryphiaceae |
| Genus: | Quintinia A.DC. (1830) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Quintinia is a genus of about 25 evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Philippines, New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Australia.[2] 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 gardener Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie.
- ^ Quintinia A.DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "NSW Flora Online". Plant Net. NSW Government. Retrieved June 15, 2012.