Jacquinia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and trees in the family Primulaceae, native to Central America and the Caribbean.

Jacquinia
J. pungens flowers
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Theophrastoideae
Tribe: Theophrasteae
Genus: Jacquinia
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The genus was established by Linnaeus in 1760 and named by him in honor of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.

Species

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There are about 86 species. IPNI.

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