Mollinedia

Mollinedia
several Mollinedia species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Monimiaceae
Genus: Mollinedia
Ruiz & Pav.[1]
Synonyms
  • Paracelsia Mart. ex Tul.
  • Tetratome Poepp. & Endl.

Mollinedia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Monimiaceae. There are 64 species distributed in the forests of the neotropics, ranging from central Mexico to southern Brazil.[1] They are mainly shrubs and trees.[2]

Species

As of November 2025, Plants of the World Online (POWO) accepts the following 64 species:[1]

  • Mollinedia angustata Lundell
  • Mollinedia argyrogyna Perkins
  • Mollinedia arianeae Lírio & M.Pignal
  • Mollinedia boliviensis A.DC.
  • Mollinedia boracensis Peixoto
  • Mollinedia butleriana Standl.
  • Mollinedia calodonta Perkins
  • Mollinedia chrysolaena Perkins
  • Mollinedia clavigera Tul.
  • Mollinedia corcovadensis Perkins
  • Mollinedia costaricensis Donn.Sm.
  • Mollinedia dolichotricha Lírio & Peixoto
  • Mollinedia elegans Tul.
  • Mollinedia elliptica A.DC.
  • Mollinedia engleriana Perkins
  • Mollinedia eugeniifolia Perkins
  • Mollinedia fatimae Zavatin & Lírio
  • Mollinedia floribunda Tul.
  • Mollinedia fruticulosa Perkins
  • Mollinedia gilgiana Perkins
  • Mollinedia glabra Perkins
  • Mollinedia glaziovii Perkins
  • Mollinedia grazielae Peixoto
  • Mollinedia hatschbachii Peixoto
  • Mollinedia heteranthera Perkins
  • Mollinedia howeana Perkins
  • Mollinedia humboldtiana Aymard
  • Mollinedia jorgeorum Peixoto
  • Mollinedia killipii J.F.Macbr.
  • Mollinedia lamprophylla Perkins
  • Mollinedia lanceolata Ruiz & Pav.
  • Mollinedia leucantha Molz & D.Silveira
  • Mollinedia longicuspidata Perkins
  • Mollinedia longifolia Tul.
  • Mollinedia lorencei Borges-Lima, Zavatin & Lírio
  • Mollinedia lowtheriana Perkins
  • Mollinedia luizae Peixoto
  • Mollinedia marliae Peixoto & M.Pereira
  • Mollinedia maxima J.F.Morales & Grayum
  • Mollinedia myriantha Perkins
  • Mollinedia oaxacana Lorence
  • Mollinedia oligantha Perkins
  • Mollinedia organensis Zavatin, Peixoto & Lírio
  • Mollinedia ovata Ruiz & Pav.
  • Mollinedia pachysandra Perkins
  • Mollinedia pallida Lundell
  • Mollinedia pfitzeriana Perkins
  • Mollinedia pignalii Lírio & M.Pauli
  • Mollinedia puberula Perkins
  • Mollinedia repanda Ruiz & Pav.
  • Mollinedia ruschii Lírio & Peixoto
  • Mollinedia salicifolia Perkins
  • Mollinedia simulans J.F.Macbr.
  • Mollinedia steinbachiana Perkins
  • Mollinedia stenophylla Perkins
  • Mollinedia tomentosa (Benth.) Tul.
  • Mollinedia torresiorum Lorence
  • Mollinedia triflora (Spreng.) Tul.
  • Mollinedia uleana Perkins
  • Mollinedia umbellata (Spreng.) Tul.
  • Mollinedia viridiflora Tul.
  • Mollinedia widgrenii A.DC.

The Catalogue of Life does not accept the name M. puberula, but does accept the following species in addition to the above list:[3]

  • Mollinedia aphanantha Perkinsunplaced by POWO[4]
  • Mollinedia dentata Glaziou – not listed by POWO
  • Mollinedia estrellensis Tolm. – unplaced by POWO[5]
  • Mollinedia marqueteana Peixoto – unplaced by POWO[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mollinedia Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. ^ Morales, J. Francisco; Jiménez, Quirico M. (1996). "A New Species of Mollinedia (Monimiaceae) from Costa Rica". Novon. 6 (4): 395–397. Bibcode:1996Novon...6..395M. doi:10.2307/3392048. JSTOR 3392048.
  3. ^ Bánki, O.; Roskov, Y.; Döring, M.; Ower, G.; Hernández Robles, D.R.; Plata Corredor, C.A.; Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T.; Örn, A.; Pape, T.; Hobern, D.; Garnett, S.; Little, H.; DeWalt, R.E.; Miller, J.; Orrell, T.; Aalbu, R.; Abbott, J.; Aedo, C.; Aescht, E. (2025). "Mollinedia Ruiz & Pav". Catalogue of Life (Version 2025-11-14). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Mollinedia aphanantha Perkins". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Mollinedia estrellensis Tolm". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Mollinedia estrellensis Peixoto". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.