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

Thinouia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Thinouia
Planch. & Triana

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 (1747–1824), a French botanist.[2] It was first described and published by George Bentham in London J. Bot. Vol.4 on page 633 in 1845.[1]

Known species edit

According to Kew:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Thinouia Planch. & Triana | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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