Montitega

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: Montitega
Species: M. dealbata
Name

Montitega C.M.Weiller Austral. Syst. Bot. 23(5): 328. (2010)

monotypic taxon

References
Primary 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. p. 328.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Montitega. 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. Montitega 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. Montitega. Published online. Accessed: Apr 26 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Montitega. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Apr 26.

Montitega is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae.[1]

Habitat[2]

From sea level to alpine zones on poorly drained ground or peat bogs amongst other cushion-plants, shrubs and grasses. In northern part of its range this species is strictly alpine
Distribution[3]

Indigenous. Australia (Tasmania) and New Zealand (North, South and Stewart Islands)
Flowering[4]

Flowering time: January - March
Flowering color: white
Fruiting: January - April

Species:[1]

Montitega dealbata (R.Br.) C.M.Weiller

References

"Montitega C.M.Weiller | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
"Montitega dealbata" New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
"Montitega dealbata" New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
"Montitega dealbata" New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2021-07-01.