Monotes
| Monotes | |
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| Monotes kerstingii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Subfamily: | Monotoideae |
| Genus: | Monotes A.DC. (1868) |
| Type species | |
| Monotes africanus A.DC.
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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]
Species
[edit]23 species are accepted.[3]
- Monotes adenophyllus Gilg
- Monotes africanus A.DC.
- Monotes autennei P.A.Duvign.
- Monotes dasyanthus Gilg
- Monotes doryphorus P.A.Duvign.
- Monotes duvigneaudii Meerts
- Monotes engleri Gilg
- Monotes glaber Sprague
- Monotes glandulosus Pierre
- Monotes gossweileri De Wild.
- Monotes hirtii P.A.Duvign.
- Monotes hypoleucus (Welw.) Gilg
- Monotes katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild.
- Monotes kerstingii Gilg
- Monotes lutambensis Verdc.
- Monotes madagascariensis Humbert
- Monotes magnificus Gilg
- Monotes paivae Catarino & E.S.Martins
- Monotes pearsonii H.H.Bancr.
- Monotes redheadii P.A.Duvign.
- Monotes rubriglans H.H.Bancr.
- Monotes rufotomentosus Gilg
- Monotes xasenguensis H.H.Bancr.
References
[edit]- ^ 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 A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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