:''There are many people named Antonio Molina. See Molina for a partial list.'' Antonio Molina Rositto (February 28, 1926, in

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– 23 September 2012), usually known as Antonio Molina, was a Honduran botanist and

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at the Zamorano Pan-American School of Agriculture. Molina discovered over 100 species of native, Honduran flora. One in particular, an

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named '' Rhyncholaelia digbyana'', was declared the national flower of Honduras (''Flor Nacional de Honduras'') on 1969 November 26. Peter Karl Endress named '' Molinadendron'', a particular

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of small evergreen trees, after Molina. He was married to Albertina de Molina, also a professor at Zamorano. She died on September 18, 2018.

Awards & distinctions

* Professor emeritus at Zamorano *

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and Municipality of

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"Fall Recital" (''Recital de Otoño'') honoree (2004) * Zamorano Chapter of

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honoree (2006)

Publications

:''This list is incomplete.'' *

References

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