''Labourdonnaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Sapotaceae
240px, '' Madhuca longifolia'' var. ''latifolia'' in Narsapur, Medak district, India
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found in tropical
Asia
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, described as a genus in 1841.
''Labourdonnaisia'' is native to certain islands in the
Indian Ocean
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Madagascar
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,
Mauritius
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,
Réunion
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).
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The genus is named for Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
Bertrand-François Mahé, comte de La Bourdonnais (11 February 169910 November 1753) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator, in the service of the French East India Company.
Biography
La Bourdonnais entered the service of the Fren ...
(1699 – 1753), French governor of Mauritius
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1735–1740.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
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The ''Labourdonnaisia'' tree species can also sometimes be confused with the Mascarene trees of the genus ''Sideroxylon
''Sideroxylon'' is a genus of trees in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. They are collectively known as bully trees. The generic name is derived from the Greek words σιδηρος (''sideros''), meaning "iron", and ...
''. 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.
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# '']Labourdonnaisia calophylloides
''Labourdonnaisia calophylloides'' is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae native to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion in the Indian Ocean.
Description
It reaches heights of 20 meters in the wild, and it develops a very characteristi ...
'' Bojer - Mauritius
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, Réunion
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# ''Labourdonnaisia glauca
''Labourdonnaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Asia, described as a genus in 1841.
''Labourdonnaisia'' is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion).
The genus is named f ...
'' Bojer - Mauritius
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# ''Labourdonnaisia lecomtei
''Labourdonnaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Asia, described as a genus in 1841.
''Labourdonnaisia'' is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion).
The genus is named f ...
'' Aubrév. - Madagascar
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# ''Labourdonnaisia madagascariensis
''Labourdonnaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Asia, described as a genus in 1841.
''Labourdonnaisia'' is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion).
The genus is named f ...
'' Pierre ex Baill. - Madagascar
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# ''Labourdonnaisia revoluta
''Labourdonnaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Asia, described as a genus in 1841.
''Labourdonnaisia'' is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion).
The genus is named f ...
'' Bojer - Mauritius
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# ''Labourdonnaisia richardiana
''Labourdonnaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Asia, described as a genus in 1841.
''Labourdonnaisia'' is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion).
The genus is named f ...
'' Pierre ex Aubrév. - Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
# ''Labourdonnaisia thouarsii
''Labourdonnaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae found in tropical Asia, described as a genus in 1841.
''Labourdonnaisia'' is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion).
The genus is named f ...
'' Pierre ex Dubard - Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
References
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Sapotoideae
Sapotaceae genera
Taxa named by Wenceslas Bojer
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