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.
[2] Molina 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 was married to Albertina de Molina, also a professor at Zamorano.