Monopsis (Campanulaceae)

Monopsis unidentata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids II Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Lobelioideae
Genus: Monopsis
Species: (15)
M. acrodon – M. alba – M. belliflora – M. debilis – M. decipiens – M. flava – M. kowynensis – M. lutea – M. malvacea – M. scabra – M. simplex – M. stellarioides – M. unidentata – M. variifolia – M. zeyheri

Name

Monopsis Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 2: 37 (1817)

Type species: Monopsis debilis (L.f.) C.Presl, Prodr. Monogr. Lobel.: 11 (1836)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Parastranthus G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 716 (1834)
- Dobrowskya C.Presl, Prodr. Monogr. Lobel.: 8 (1836)
- Mezleria C.Presl, Prodr. Monogr. Lobel.: 7 (1836)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaïre.
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia.
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Comoros.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Salisbury, R.A. 1817. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, 2: 37.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Monopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 20.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Monopsis. Published online. Accessed 20 November 2018.

The Plant List 2013. Monopsis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 20.

Tropicos.org 2018. Monopsis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 20.

Vernacular names

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