Monotes

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. (1868)
Type species
Monotes africanus 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]

Species

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

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 A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 September 2024.