5228.000 Monotes A. DC.

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs. Branchlets smooth, not channelled longitudinally. Petals hairy. Anthers frequently with an appendage. Ovary completely 3-locular.

Worldwide: c. 26 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar

Malawi: 4 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
africanus A. DC.N,C,SDescription, Image
discolor R.E.Fr.
engleri GilgC,SDescription, Image
magnificus Gilg N

Other sources of information about Monotes:

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Flora of Botswana: Monotes
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Monotes
Flora of Mozambique: Monotes
Flora of Zambia: Monotes
Flora of Zimbabwe: Monotes

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Monotes
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Monotes
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Monotes
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Monotes
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Monotes
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Monotes
JSTOR Plant Science: Monotes
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Monotes
Plants of the World Online: Monotes
Tropicos: Monotes
Wikipedia: Monotes

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Genus page: Monotes.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=964, retrieved 19 March 2024

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