''Thouinidium'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1,858 accepted species. Examples include Aesculus, horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The ...

Distribution and habitat

The native range of species in the genus is from Mexico to Central America, as well as in the Caribbean in Cuba and

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Taxonomy

The genus name of ''Thouinidium'' is in honour of

André Thouin André Thouin (10 February 1747 – 24 October 1824) was a French botanist. Thouin studied botany under Bernard de Jussieu, and in 1793 attained the chair of horticulture at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. He was a good ...

(1747–1824), a French botanist. The species were originally thought to be a part of ''

Thouinia ''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 ...

'', a related genus with the same etymology. It was first described and published in Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München Vol.8 on page 267 in 1878.

Known species

As accepted by Kew: *''

Thouinidium cyrilli-nelsonii ''Thouinidium'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat The native range of species in the genus is from Mexico to Central America, as well as in the Caribbean in Cuba and Hispaniola (the Domin ...

'' *'' Thouinidium decandrum'' *'' Thouinidium inaequilaterum'' *'' Thouinidium insigne'' *'' Thouinidium oblongum'' *''

Thouinidium pinnatum ''Thouinidium'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. Distribution and habitat The native range of species in the genus is from Mexico to Central America, as well as in the Caribbean in Cuba and Hispaniola (the Domin ...

'' *'' Thouinidium pulverulentum''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q928433 Sapindaceae Sapindaceae genera Plants described in 1878