Biology:Molinaea

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Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Molinaea
Scientific classification e
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

Wikidata ☰ Q3066281 entry