Molinaea
''Molinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. Its native range is the Western Indian Ocean. It is found in Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. 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 Guillaume Rondelet (27 September 150730 July 1566), also known as Rondeletus/Rondeletius, was Regius professor of medicine at the University of Montpellier in southern France and Chancellor of the University between 1556 and his death in 1566. He .... It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. on page 248 in 1789. Known species According to Kew: *'' Molinaea alternifolia'' *'' Molinaea andronensis'' *'' Molinaea brevipes'' *'' Molinaea laevis'' *'' Molinaea macrantha'' *'' Molinaea retusa'' *'' Molinaea sessilifolia'' *'' Molinaea tolambitou'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3066281 Sapindaceae ...
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