Monotoca

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Epacridoideae
Tribus: Styphelieae
Genus: Monotoca
Species: M. aristata – M. billawinica – M. elliptica – M. empetrifolia. – M. glauca – M. ledifolia – M. linifolia – M. oreophila – M. rotundifolia – M. scoparia – M. submutica
Name

Monotoca R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 546. (1810)

Type species: non designatus
Lectotype: Monotoca scoparia (Sm.) R.Br. (Albrecht et al., 2010)

References
Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. . : 546. BHL

Additional references

Albrecht, D.E., Owens, C.T., Weiller, C.M. & Quinn, C.J. 2010. Generic concepts in Ericaceae: Styphelioideae–the Monotoca group. Australian Systematic Botany 23(5): 320–332. DOI: 10.1071/SB10009 Reference page.
Chapman, A.R. 2012. A new species of Monotoca (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae) from the south coast of Western Australia. Nuytsia 22(5): 323–328. Full text PDF

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Monotoca. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 26. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Monotoca in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Monotoca. Published online. Accessed: Apr 26 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Monotoca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 26.

Vernacular names

Monotoca is a genus of about 17 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae.[1] The genus is endemic to Australia.[1]

Species include:

Monotoca billawinica Albr.
Monotoca elliptica (Sm.) R.Br. – tree broom heath
Monotoca empetrifolia R.Br.
Monotoca glauca (Labill.) Druce – goldy wood
Monotoca ledifolia A.Cunn. ex DC.
Monotoca leucantha E.Pritz.
Monotoca linifolia (Rodway) W.M.Curtis
Monotoca oligarrhenoides F.Muell.
Monotoca oreophila Albr. – mountain broom heath
Monotoca rotundifolia J.H.Willis – trailing monotoca
Monotoca scoparia (Sm.) R.Br. – prickly broom heath
Monotoca submutica (Benth.) Jarman

References

"Monotoca". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 22 December 2008.