Thinouia Explained

Thinouia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family 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).

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

According to Kew:

• Thinouia compressa
• Thinouia mucronata
• Thinouia myriantha
• Thinouia obliqua
• Thinouia paraguaiensis
• Thinouia restingae
• Thinouia scandens
• Thinouia ternata
• Thinouia tomocarpa
• Thinouia trifoliolata
• Thinouia ventricosa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thinouia Planch. & Triana Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 March 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.