# Molinaea

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***Molinaea*** is a genus of [flowering plants](/source/Flowering_plant) belonging to the family [Sapindaceae](/source/Sapindaceae).[1]

Its native range is the Western Indian Ocean. It is found in [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar), [Mauritius](/source/Mauritius) and [Réunion](/source/R%C3%A9union).[1]

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](/source/Jacques_Dal%C3%A9champs) and [Guillaume Rondelet](/source/Guillaume_Rondelet).[2] It was first described and published in [Gen. Pl.](/source/Gen._Pl.) on page 248 in 1789.[1]

## Known species

According to Kew:[1]

- *[Molinaea alternifolia](/source/Molinaea_alternifolia)* Willd.
- *[Molinaea andronensis](/source/Molinaea_andronensis)* (Baker) Radlk. ex Choux
- *[Molinaea brevipes](/source/Molinaea_brevipes)* Radlk.
- *[Molinaea laevis](/source/Molinaea_laevis)* Willd.
- *[Molinaea macrantha](/source/Molinaea_macrantha)* Radlk.
- *[Molinaea retusa](/source/Molinaea_retusa)* Radlk.
- *[Molinaea sessilifolia](/source/Molinaea_sessilifolia)* Capuron
- *[Molinaea tolambitou](/source/Molinaea_tolambitou)* (Cambess.) Radlk.

## References

1. ["*Molinaea* Comm. ex Juss. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36490-1). *Plants of the World Online*. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

1. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). [*Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition*](https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018) [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. [doi:10.3372/epolist2018](https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018). ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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