José Antonio Molina Rositto (February 28, 1926, in Tegucigalpa – 23 September 2012), usually known as Antonio Molina, was a Honduran botanist and Professor emeritus at the Zamorano Pan-American School of Agriculture. [1] The standard author abbreviation Ant.Molina is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [2]
Molina has discovered over 100 species of native, Honduran flora. One in particular, [3] an orchid named Rhyncholaelia digbyana, was declared the national flower of Honduras (Flor Nacional de Honduras) on 1969 November 26. [4]
Peter Karl Endress named Molinadendron, a particular genus of small evergreen trees, after Molina. [5]
He is married to Albertina de Molina, also a professor at Zamorano. [3]