Miquelia Explained

Miquelia is a genus of plants in the family Icacinaceae found in tropical India, Southeast Asia, and the Philippines.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Carl Meissner in Pl. Vasc. Gen. vol.1 on page 152 in 1838.^[2] The name Miquelia is in honour of Dutch botanist Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811–1871), whose main focus of study was the flora of the Dutch East Indies.^[3]

Species

Species accepted by The Plant List:

• Miquelia assamica (Griff.) Mast. ex B.D.Jacks.
• Miquelia caudata King
• Miquelia celebica Blume
• Miquelia kleinii Meisn.
• Miquelia philippinensis Merr.
• Miquelia reticulata Merr.
• Miquelia thorelii Gagnep.

Notes and References

1. Book: de Candole . 1873 . Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta . 13–15 .
2. Web site: Miquelia Meisn. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 10 October 2022 . en.
3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.