Monotropeae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Monotropoideae
Tribus: Monotropeae
Genera: Allotropa – Cheilotheca – Eremotropa – Hemitomes – Monotropa – Monotropastrum – Monotropsis – Pityopus – Pleuricospora
Name

Monotropeae Dumort., Anal. Fam. Pl.: 47. (1829)

Type genus: Monotropa L. Sp. Pl. 1: 387. (1753)

References

Dumortier, B.C.J. 1829. Analyse des Familles de Plantes 47.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Monotropeae. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 21 2016.
Neyland, R. & Merchant, M. 2011. The Phylogenetic Position Of Subfamily Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) Inferred From Large Ribosomal Subunit (26S) rRNA Gene DNA Sequences. 56(2-3): 190. Full text PDF
Zhao, Q.R., Zhou J., Peng H. & Liu Z.W. 2019. Resurrection of the East Asian genus Eremotropa (Monotropoideae, Ericaceae), based on molecular and morphological data. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 57(1): 75-80. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12429 Paywall Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Ghost Plants