Monotes
Genus of trees
| Monotes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Monotes kerstingii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Subfamily: | Monotoideae |
| Genus: | Monotes A.DC. |
| Type species | |
| Monotes africana A.DC. | |
Monotes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa.[1] The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus.[2]
The following species are accepted by The Plant List:[3]
- Monotes adenophyllus Gilg
- Monotes africana A.DC.
- Monotes angolensis De Wild.
- Monotes caloneurus Gilg
- Monotes carrissoanus H.H.Bancr.
- Monotes dasyanthus Gilg
- Monotes dawei H.H.Bancr.
- Monotes discolor R.E.Fr.
- Monotes elegans Gilg
- Monotes engleri Gilg
- Monotes glandulosus Pierre
- Monotes gossweileri De Wild.
- Monotes hutchinsonianus Exell
- Monotes hypoleucus (Welw.) Gilg
- Monotes katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild.
- Monotes kerstingii Gilg
- Monotes loandensis Exell
- Monotes lutambensis Verdc.
- Monotes madagascariensis Humbert
- Monotes magnificus Gilg
- Monotes noldeae H.H.Bancr.
- Monotes pearsonii H.H.Bancr.
- Monotes redheadii P.A.Duvign.
- Monotes rubriglans H.H.Bancr.
- Monotes rufotomentosus Gilg
- Monotes xasenguensis H.H.Bancr.
References
- ^ Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 3. CRC Press. p. 1772. ISBN 9780849326776.
- ^ Emmanuel N. Chidumayo and Davison J. Gumbo, eds. (2010). The dry forests and woodlands of Africa: managing for products and services. Earthscan, 2010.
- ^ "Monotes". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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