''Froesia'' is a genus of

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s in family Ochnaceae. Some authors have placed it in the

Quiinaceae Quiinaceae Engl. is a neotropical family of flowering plants in the Malpighiales, consisting of about 50 species in 4 genera (''Froesia'', ''Lacunaria'', ''Quiina'', '' Touroulia''). The APG III system of flowering plant classification does not ...

. It is known from

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and

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.Schneider, Julio V., & Georg Zizka. 1997. Two new species in the Quiinaceae (''Quiina'', ''Froesia'') from the Venezuelan Guyana and some remarks on genus ''Froesia'' Pires. Novon 7:406-412
The following species are accepted by

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:The Plant List
/ref> * '' Froesia crassiflora'' Pires & Fróes * '' Froesia diffusa'' Gereau & R.Vásquez * '' Froesia gereauana'' J.V.Schneid. & Zizka * '' Froesia tricarpa'' Pires * '' Froesia venezuelensis'' Steyerm. & Bunting

References

Ochnaceae {{Malpighiales-stub