Molinaea
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Molinaea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Molinaea Comm. ex Juss. |
Molinaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.[1]
Its native range is the Western Indian Ocean. It is found in Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion.[1]
The genus name of Molinaea is in honour of Jean Desmoulins, also called Johannes Molinaeus (1530–1622), French doctor and botanist, student of Jacques Daléchamps and Guillaume Rondelet.[2] It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. on page 248 in 1789.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Molinaea alternifolia Willd.
- Molinaea andronensis (Baker) Radlk. ex Choux
- Molinaea brevipes Radlk.
- Molinaea laevis Willd.
- Molinaea macrantha Radlk.
- Molinaea retusa Radlk.
- Molinaea sessilifolia Capuron
- Molinaea tolambitou (Cambess.) Radlk.
References
- ^ a b c d "Molinaea Comm. ex Juss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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