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Black Manwood
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Black Manwood

Minquartia guianensis Aubl.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack Manwood
Dutch—
SpanishManú
Chinese乳檀榛
Scientific nameMinquartia guianensis Aubl.

About this species

Minquartia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Olacaceae family containing the single species Minquartia guianensis (also called black manwood or huambula). It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

One of the phytochemicals it contains is lichexanthone.

The plant is a source of minquartynoic acid, a rare fatty acid.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSantalales
FamilyCoulaceae
GenusMinquartia

In Suriname

110Records in Suriname
1855First record
2017Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini32
  • Para3
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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