Labourdonnaisia Explained

Labourdonnaisia is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Asia, described as a genus in 1841.^{[1] [2]}

Labourdonnaisia is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion).^{[3] [4]}

The genus is named for Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1699 – 1753), French governor of Mauritius 1735–1740.^[5]

The Labourdonnaisia tree species can also sometimes be confused with the Mascarene trees of the genus Sideroxylon. However the Labourdonnaisia species have parallel venation on their leaves, while the Sideroxylon species have densely netted leaf-venation and strong midribs under their leaves.

species^[3]

1. Labourdonnaisia calophylloides Bojer - Mauritius, Réunion
2. Labourdonnaisia glauca Bojer - Mauritius
3. Labourdonnaisia lecomtei Aubrév. - Madagascar
4. Labourdonnaisia madagascariensis Pierre ex Baill. - Madagascar
5. Labourdonnaisia revoluta Bojer - Mauritius
6. Labourdonnaisia richardiana Pierre ex Aubrév. - Madagascar
7. Labourdonnaisia thouarsii Pierre ex Dubard - Madagascar

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10404670#page/351/mode/1up Bojer, Wenceslas. 1841. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 9: 295-300
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40000634 Tropicos, Labourdonnaisia Bojer
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=106668 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
5. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6208730#page/205/mode/1up Bojer, Wenceslas. 1837. Hortus Mauritianus :ou enumeration des plantes, exotiques et indigenes, qui croissent a l'Ile Maurice, disposees d'apres la methode naturelle 199