José Antonio Molina Rosito, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Honduran botanist
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Place of Birth: Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Department, Honduras
About José Antonio Molina Rosito
- There are many people named Antonio Molina.
- See Molina for a partial list.Antonio Molina Rositto (born February 28, 1926 in Tegucigalpa), usually known as Antonio Molina, is a Honduran botanist and Professor emeritus at the Zamorano Pan-American School of Agriculture.Molina has discovered over 100 species of native, Honduran flora.
- One in particular, an orchid 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 genus of small evergreen trees, after Molina.He is married to Albertina de Molina, also a professor at Zamorano.
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