Montiopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Montiopsis
Kuntze
Synonyms

Calandriniopsis E.Franz

Montiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.[1]

The genus name of Montiopsis is in honour of Giuseppe Monti (1682–1760), an Italian chemist and botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Revis. Gen. Pl. Vol.3 (Issue 2) on page 14 in 1898.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Montiopsis andicola (Gillies) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis berteroana (Phil.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis capitata (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis cistiflora (Gillies ex Arn.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis copiapina (Phil.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis cumingii (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis demissa (Phil.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis gayana (Barnéoud) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis gilliesii (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis glomerata (Phil.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis modesta (Phil.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis parviflora (Phil.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis polycarpoides (Phil.) Peralta
  • Montiopsis potentilloides (Barnéoud) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis ramosissima (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis sericea (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis trifida (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
  • Montiopsis umbellata (Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Montiopsis Kuntze | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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