Jacquinia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and trees in the family Primulaceae, native to Central America and the Caribbean.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Theophrastoideae |
| Tribe: | Theophrasteae |
| Genus: | Jacquinia L. |
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The genus was established by Linnaeus in 1760 and named by him in honor of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.
Species
editThere are about 86 species. IPNI.