Biology:Molinaea
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Short description: Genus of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Tribe: | Cupanieae |
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Molinaea Comm. ex Juss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36490-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q3066281 entry
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