Thouinia

They are native to Mexico to Central America (within Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) and the Caribbean (within Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Turks and Caicos Islands). ==Taxonomy==

The genus is named for André Thouin, a French botanist. Species Kew's Plants of the World Online lists 27 species in the genus: • Thouinia acuminata • Thouinia acunae • Thouinia baracoensis • Thouinia brachybotrya • Thouinia canescens • Thouinia clarensis • Thouinia cubensis • Thouinia discolor • Thouinia domingensis • Thouinia gibarensis • Thouinia holguinensis • Thouinia hypoleuca • Thouinia leonis • Thouinia maestrensis • Thouinia milleri • Thouinia patentinervis • Thouinia paucidentata • Thouinia punctata • Thouinia racemosa • Thouinia rotundata • Thouinia serrata • Thouinia simplicifolia • Thouinia striata • Thouinia stricta • Thouinia tomentosa • Thouinia trifoliata • Thouinia villosa ==References==