Monotes
Monotes kerstingii
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Emmanuel N. Chidumayo and Davison J. Gumbo, eds. (2010). The dry forests and woodlands of Africa: managing for products and services. Earthscan, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Monotes". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 April 2015.


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