José Antonio Molina Rosito
Antonio Molina Rositto, 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 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.Awards & distinctions
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