Thouinia

Thouinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae.[1] The genus is named for André Thouin, a French botanist.[2][3] As of 2020 Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 27 species in the genus:[1]

Thouinia
Thouinia striata var. portoricensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Thouinia
Poit.
Synonyms
  • Carpidopterix H.Karst.
  • Thyana Ham.
  • Vargasia Bertero ex Spreng.

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).[1]

Species

  • Thouinia acuminata S.Watson
  • Thouinia acunae Borhidi & O.Muñiz
  • Thouinia baracoensis Borhidi
  • Thouinia brachybotrya Donn.Sm.
  • Thouinia canescens Radlk.
  • Thouinia clarensis Lippold
  • Thouinia cubensis Radlk.
  • Thouinia discolor Griseb.
  • Thouinia domingensis Urb. & Radlk.
  • Thouinia gibarensis P.A.González & J.L.Gómez
  • Thouinia holguinensis Lippold
  • Thouinia hypoleuca Borhidi
  • Thouinia leonis Alain
  • Thouinia maestrensis Lippold
  • Thouinia milleri Leonard
  • Thouinia patentinervis Radlk.
  • Thouinia paucidentata Radlk. ex Millsp.
  • Thouinia punctata Radlk.
  • Thouinia racemosa Radlk.
  • Thouinia rotundata C.Wright
  • Thouinia serrata Radlk.
  • Thouinia simplicifolia Poit.
  • Thouinia striata Radlk.
  • Thouinia stricta Lippold
  • Thouinia tomentosa DC.
  • Thouinia trifoliata Poit.
  • Thouinia villosa DC.

References

  1. "Thouinia Poit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. The Plant List Thouinia
  • Media related to Thouinia at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Thouinia at Wikispecies
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