Quintinia

Quintinia
Quintinia sieberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Paracryphiales
Family:	Paracryphiaceae
Genus:	Quintinia A.DC.
Species
See text
Synonyms [1]
Curraniodendron Merr. Dedea Baill.

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.

Species

As of October 2025 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 26 species: ^[1]

• Quintinia altigena Schltr. – New Guinea
• Quintinia apoensis (Elmer) Schltr. – Philippines
• Quintinia brassii Reeder – New Guinea
• Quintinia elliptica Hook.f. – North Island of New Zealand
• Quintinia epiphytica Mattf. – Papua New Guinea
• Quintinia fawkneri F.Muell. – northeastern Queensland
• Quintinia hyehenensis Pillon & Hequet – New Caledonia
• Quintinia kuborensis P.Royen – Papua New Guinea
• Quintinia lanceolata Reeder – Papua New Guinea
• Quintinia ledermannii Schltr. – Papua New Guinea
• Quintinia macgregorii F.Muell. – Papua New Guinea
• Quintinia macrophylla Hatus. ex O.K.Paul – New Guinea
• Quintinia major (Baill.) Schltr. – New Caledonia
• Quintinia media (Baill.) Guillaumin – New Caledonia and Vanuatu
• Quintinia minor (Baill.) Schltr. – New Caledonia
• Quintinia montiswilhelmii P.Royen – Papua New Guinea
• Quintinia nutantifora Schltr. – Papua New Guinea
• Quintinia oreophila (Schltr.) Schltr. – New Caledonia
• Quintinia pachyphylla Schltr. – Papua New Guinea
• Quintinia quatrefagesii F.Muell. – northeastern Queensland
• Quintinia rigida Ridl. – western New Guinea
• Quintinia schlechterana Otto Christian Schmidt – New Guinea
• Quintinia serrata A.Cunn. – New Zealand
• Quintinia sessiliflora Pillon & Hequet – New Caledonia
• Quintinia sieberi A.DC. – southeastern Queensland and eastern New South Wales
• Quintinia verdonii F.Muell. – eastern Australia

References

1. "Quintinia A.DC". Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
2. "NSW Flora Online". Plant Net. NSW Government. Retrieved June 15, 2012.