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]
According to Kew: [1]
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