# Thinouia

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***Thinouia*** is a genus of [flowering plants](/source/Flowering_plant) belonging to the family [Sapindaceae](/source/Sapindaceae).[1] It is also in the *Sapindoideae* subfamily and *Paullinieae* tribe.

Its native range is parts of Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panamá) and South America (within (northern) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela).[1]

The genus name of *Thinouia* is in honour of [André Thouin](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Thouin) (1747–1824), a French botanist.[2] It was first described and published by [George Bentham](/source/George_Bentham) in London J. Bot. Vol.4 on page 633 in 1845.[1]

## Known species

According to Kew:[1]

- *[Thinouia cazumbensis](/source/Thinouia_cazumbensis)* H.Medeiros
- *[Thinouia compressa](/source/Thinouia_compressa)* Radlk.
- *[Thinouia mucronata](/source/Thinouia_mucronata)* Radlk.
- *[Thinouia myriantha](/source/Thinouia_myriantha)* Triana & Planch.
- *[Thinouia obliqua](/source/Thinouia_obliqua)* Radlk.
- *[Thinouia paraguaiensis](/source/Thinouia_paraguaiensis)* (Britton) Radlk.
- *[Thinouia restingae](/source/Thinouia_restingae)* Ferrucci & Somner
- *[Thinouia scandens](/source/Thinouia_scandens)* (Cambess.) Triana & Planch.
- *[Thinouia ternata](/source/Thinouia_ternata)* Radlk.
- *[Thinouia tomocarpa](/source/Thinouia_tomocarpa)* Standl.
- *[Thinouia trifoliolata](/source/Thinouia_trifoliolata)* (Radlk.) Acev.-Rodr. & Ferrucci
- *[Thinouia ventricosa](/source/Thinouia_ventricosa)* Radlk.

## References

1. ["*Thinouia* Planch. & Triana | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:36600-1). *Plants of the World Online*. Retrieved 16 March 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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