| Monimia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Monimiaceae |
| Genus: | Monimia Thouars 1804 |
Monimia is a genus of trees of the family Monimiaceae. It is endemic to the Mascarene Islands, and comprises three species. [1]
The Mascarene Islands or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Their name derives from the Portuguese navigator Pedro Mascarenhas, who first visited them in April 1512. The islands share a common geologic origin in the volcanism of the Réunion hotspot beneath the Mascarene Plateau and form a distinct ecoregion with a unique flora and fauna.
Thomas Otway was an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for Venice Preserv'd, or A Plot Discover'd (1682).
Thouars is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Mauzé-Thouarsais, Missé and Sainte-Radegonde were merged into Thouars.
Abel-Nicolas Georges Henri Bergasse du Petit-Thouars was a French sailor, vice-admiral, saver of Lima and a hero in Peru.
The arrondissement of Bressuire is an arrondissement of France in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 57 communes. Its population is 109,393 (2016), and its area is 1,938.9 km2 (748.6 sq mi).
Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars was an eminent French botanist known for his work collecting and describing orchids from the three islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. The standard author abbreviation Thouars is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
The Orphan or The Unhappy Marriage is a domestic tragedy, written by Thomas Otway in 1680. It was first produced at the Dorset Garden Theatre, and starred Elizabeth Barry as Monimia, Thomas Betterton as Castalio, Thomas Gillow as Acasto, John Wiltshire as Paulino, Henry Norris as Ernesto, William Smith as Chamont, Thomas Percival as Chaplain, Margaret Osborne as Florella and Joseph Williams as Polydore. It precedes Venice Preserv'd and is therefore the first of Otway's two famous tragedies. Written in blank verse, it is the play that made Otway famous. The Orphan remained a stock piece on the stage until the 19th century. Thomas Otway was purported to have been deeply in love with Mrs. Barry, and it has been suggested that this play was inspired by this unrequited love.
Abel Aubert du Petit-Thouars was a French naval officer important in France's annexation of French Polynesia.
Angraecopsis is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to Angraecum species. Angraecopsis are native to Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and the Comoros. The growth habit is rather small and the leaves emerge from a woody stem.
Noronhia is a genus of 40 known species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, all but one native to Madagascar, the remaining species native to the Comoros Islands north of Madagascar. A few have become naturalized in Mauritius, Réunion, and Bermuda.
Corymborkis, commonly known as cinnamon orchids, or 管花兰属 is a genus of eight species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen, terrestrial plants which grow in clumps and have thin roots, leafy stems, pleated leaves and widely-opening flowers with thin, spreading sepals and petals. They are widely distributed in the tropics.
Cryptopus, abbreviated Crypt. in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus with 4 species native to Madagascar, Mauritius and La Réunion.
Thouars-sur-Arize is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Thouars-sur-Garonne is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
Arnottia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is known only from Mauritius and Réunion Islands in the Indian Ocean. Four species are recognized :
Platylepis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and also on various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Pandanus montanus is a species of monocots in the genus Pandanus, endemic to Réunion in wet forest and swamp at an elevation of 400–1700 meters.
Dilobeia thouarsii is a species of tree in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet honours French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars. The leaves are used in traditional Malagasy medicine to treat wounds and bacterial skin infections.
Pandanus purpurascens a species of plant in the family Pandanaceae. It is native to Réunion. Some sources list Pandanus madagascariensis as a synonym of the accepted name P. purpurascens, while other sources list Pandanus concretus as the accepted name for P. madagascariensis.
Media related to Monimia at Wikimedia Commons
 | This Laurales-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |