Labourdonnaisia is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae, which was described as a genus in 1841.Bojer, Wenceslas. 1841. Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève 9: 295-300 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French, line drawings as illustrationsTropicos, Labourdonnaisia Bojer It is native to the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion in the western Indian Ocean.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Pennington, D. (2001 publ. 2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Sapotaceae: 1-364. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The genus is named for Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1699 – 1753), French governor of Mauritius 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
The Labourdonnaisia tree species can also sometimes be confused with the Mascarene trees of the genus Sideroxylon. 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.
species 18 species are accepted. Labourdonnaisia ambrensis – central and eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia calophylloides Bojer – Mauritius and Réunion Labourdonnaisia glauca Bojer – Mauritius Labourdonnaisia glutinosa – eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia hexandra – eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia laciniata – eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia lecomtei Aubrév. – Madagascar Labourdonnaisia longepedicellata – eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia madagascariensis Pierre ex Baill. – Madagascar Labourdonnaisia manongarivensis – eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia parvifolia – eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia revoluta Bojer – Mauritius Labourdonnaisia richardiana Pierre ex Aubrév. – Madagascar Labourdonnaisia sambiranensis – northern and northeastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia tampoloensis – eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia thouarsii Pierre ex Dubard – Madagascar Labourdonnaisia thouvenotii – central and eastern Madagascar Labourdonnaisia urschii – eastern Madagascar
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