Monotes

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamilia: Monotoideae
Genus: Monotes
Species: M. adenophyllus – M. africanus – M. autennei – M. dasyanthus – M. doryphorus – M. duvigneaudii – M. engleri – M. glaber – M. glandulosus – M. gossweileri – M. hirtii – M. hypoleucus – M. katangensis – M. kerstingii – M. lutambensis – M. madagascariensis – M. magnificus – M. paivae – M. pearsonii – M. redheadii – M. rubriglans – M. rufotomentosus – M. xasenguensis
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2020. Monotes. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 18. Reference page.

Name

Monotes A.DC., 1868.

Type species: Monotes africanus A. DC.

References
Primary references

De Candolle, A.L.P.P., 1868. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 16(2): 623.
Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Monotes. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 18. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Monotes in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Monotes. Published online. Accessed: Mar 18 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Monotes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2020.

Vernacular names

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]

The following species are accepted by The Plant List:[3]

Monotes adenophyllus Gilg
Monotes africana A.DC.
Monotes angolensis De Wild.
Monotes caloneurus Gilg
Monotes carrissoanus H.H.Bancr.
Monotes dasyanthus Gilg
Monotes dawei H.H.Bancr.
Monotes discolor R.E.Fr.
Monotes elegans Gilg
Monotes engleri Gilg
Monotes glandulosus Pierre
Monotes gossweileri De Wild.
Monotes hutchinsonianus Exell
Monotes hypoleucus (Welw.) Gilg
Monotes katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild.
Monotes kerstingii Gilg
Monotes loandensis Exell
Monotes lutambensis Verdc.
Monotes madagascariensis Humbert
Monotes magnificus Gilg
Monotes noldeae H.H.Bancr.
Monotes pearsonii H.H.Bancr.
Monotes redheadii P.A.Duvign.
Monotes rubriglans H.H.Bancr.
Monotes rufotomentosus Gilg
Monotes xasenguensis H.H.Bancr.

References

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.
Emmanuel N. Chidumayo and Davison J. Gumbo, eds. (2010). The dry forests and woodlands of Africa: managing for products and services. Earthscan, 2010.
"Monotes". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 April 2015.