Molinaea

Molinaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.^[1]

Molinaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Tribe:	Cupanieae
Genus:	Molinaea Comm. ex Juss.

Its native range is the Western Indian Ocean. It is found in Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion.^[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 and Guillaume Rondelet.^[2] It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. on page 248 in 1789.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:^[1]

• Molinaea alternifolia Willd.
• Molinaea andronensis (Baker) Radlk. ex Choux
• Molinaea brevipes Radlk.
• Molinaea laevis Willd.
• Molinaea macrantha Radlk.
• Molinaea retusa Radlk.
• Molinaea sessilifolia Capuron
• Molinaea tolambitou (Cambess.) Radlk.