Thouinia | |
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Thouinia portoricensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
Genus: | Thouinia Poit. |
Synonyms | |
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Thouinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae.[1] The genus is named for André Thouin, a French botanist.[2][3] As of 2020[update] Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 27 species in the genus:[1]
They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Turks-Caicos Islands).[1]