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| Monotes magnificus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Monotes |
| Species: | M. magnificus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monotes magnificus | |
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synonyms of var. gigantophyllus:
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Monotes magnificus is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, western and southwestern Tanzania, and Zambia in south-central Africa.[2] It grows up to 8 metres tall. It grows in miombo woodland, wooded savanna, grassy savanna, steppe-savanna, scrub, and at the edges of mineralized clearings and dambos (shallow wetlands) from 900 to 2,200 metres elevation.[1]
The species was described by Ernest Friedrich Gilg in 1899. Two varieties are accepted:[2]
- Monotes magnificus var. gigantophyllus (P.A.Duvign.) Meerts – It is a tortuose low shrub, up to 3 metres tall. It is endemic to southeastern DR Congo,[3] where grows in open miombo woodland, wooded savanna, grassy savanna, and dambos. It is threatened by habitat loss from agricultural expansion and mining.[5]
- Monotes magnificus var. magnificus – southern DR Congo, Malawi, western and southwestern Tanzania, and Zambia[4]
The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Least Concern.[1] Variety magnificus is also assessed as Least Concern.[6] Variety gigantophyllus is assessed as Vulnerable.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 De Block, P.; Simo-Droissart, M.; Tack, W. (2021). "Monotes magnificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T50763049A50763051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T50763049A50763051.en. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Monotes magnificus Gilg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Monotes magnificus var. gigantophyllus (P.A.Duvign.) Meerts". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Monotes magnificus var. magnificus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 De Block, P.; Simo-Droissart, M.; Tack, W. (2021). "Monotes magnificus var. gigantophyllus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T50762907A50762909. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T50762907A50762909.en. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ De Block, P.; Simo-Droissart, M.; Tack, W. (2021). "Monotes magnificus var. magnificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T137432379A137432409. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T137432379A137432409.en. Retrieved 26 September 2026.