Monotaxis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Ampereae
Genus: Monotaxis
Species: M. bracteata – M. grandiflora – M. linifolia – M. luteiflora – M. macrophylla – M. occidentalis – M. paxii – M. tenuis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Monotaxis (Euphorbiaceae) in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 07. Reference page.

Name

Monotaxis Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde: 223 (1829).

Type species: Monotaxis linifolia Brongn. LT designated by Pfeiffer, Nom. 2(1): 350 (1874).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Reissipa Steud. ex Klotzsch in J.G.C.Lehmann, Pl. Preiss. 2: 230 (1848).
Hippocrepandra Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 61 (1865).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Brongniart, A.T 1829–1834. Voyage Autour de Monde, Execute par Ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majeste La Coquille... Phanerogamie. Paris. BHL Reference page. : 223.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Monotaxis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Monotaxis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 07 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Monotaxis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 07. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Monotaxis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

Monotaxis is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1829.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia.[1][4]

Species[1]

Monotaxis bracteata Nees ex Klotzsch - Western Australia
Monotaxis grandiflora Endl. - Western Australia
Monotaxis linifolia Brongn. - New South Wales
Monotaxis luteiflora F.Muell. - Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory
Monotaxis macrophylla Benth. - Queensland, New South Wales
Monotaxis occidentalis Endl. - Western Australia
Monotaxis paxii Grüning - Western Australia
Monotaxis tenuis Airy Shaw - N Western Australia, N Northern Territory

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Brongniart, Adolphe Théodore. 1829 in Duperrey, Louis Isodore, Voyage Autour du Monde 223
Tropicos
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.