''Thouinia'' is a genus of

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Distribution and habitat

They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Turks and Caicos Islands).

Taxonomy

The genus is named for

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Thouinia

Species

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lists 27 species in the genus: *'' Thouinia acuminata'' *'' Thouinia acunae'' *'' Thouinia baracoensis'' *'' Thouinia brachybotrya'' *''

Thouinia canescens ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

'' *'' Thouinia clarensis'' *'' Thouinia cubensis'' *'' Thouinia discolor'' *'' Thouinia domingensis'' *'' Thouinia gibarensis'' *'' Thouinia holguinensis'' *''

Thouinia hypoleuca ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

'' *'' Thouinia leonis'' *'' Thouinia maestrensis'' *'' Thouinia milleri'' *''

Thouinia patentinervis ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

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Thouinia paucidentata ''Thouinia paucidentata'' is a plant found mainly in Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo Quintana Roo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 administ ...

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Thouinia punctata ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

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Thouinia racemosa ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

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Thouinia rotundata ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

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Thouinia serrata ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

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Thouinia simplicifolia ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

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Thouinia striata ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

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Thouinia stricta ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

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Thouinia tomentosa ''Thouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within B ...

'' *'' Thouinia trifoliata'' *'' Thouinia villosa''

References

* * Sapindaceae Sapindaceae genera Plants described in 1804 Taxa named by Pierre Antoine Poiteau {{Sapindales-stub