José Antonio Molina Rosito

Antonio Molina Rositto (February 28, 1926, in Tegucigalpa – 23 September 2012), usually known as Antonio Molina, was a Honduran botanist and Professor emeritus at the Zamorano Pan-American School of Agriculture.^[1] The standard author abbreviation Ant.Molina is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

There are many people named Antonio Molina. See Molina for a partial list.

Molina discovered over 100 species of native, Honduran flora. One in particular,^[3] an orchid named Rhyncholaelia digbyana, was declared the national flower of Honduras (Flor Nacional de Honduras) on 1969 November 26.^[4]

Peter Karl Endress named Molinadendron, a particular genus of small evergreen trees, after Molina.^[5]

He was married to Albertina de Molina, also a professor at Zamorano.^[3] She died on September 18, 2018.

Awards & distinctions

• Professor emeritus at Zamorano
• Junior Chamber International and Municipality of San Pedro Sula "Fall Recital" (Recital de Otoño) honoree (2004)^[6]
• Zamorano Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta honoree (2006)^[7]

Publications

This list is incomplete.

• Molina R., A. (1975). "Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras". Ceiba. 19 (1).