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| Monotrema | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Rapateaceae |
| Genus: | Monotrema Körn. |
| Type species | |
| Monotrema aemulans | |
Monotrema is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1872.[2][3]
The genus is native to northern South America.[4][5]
- Monotrema aemulans Körn - Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana, Brazil (Amazonas, Mato Grosso)
- Monotrema × affine Maguire - Venezuela (Amazonas)
- Monotrema arthrophyllum (Seub.) Maguire - Colombia (Vaupés, Caquetá)
- Monotrema bracteatum Maguire - Colombia (Guainía), Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar)
- Monotrema xyridoides Gleason - Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia (Caquetá), Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima)
References
[edit]- ↑ lectotype designated by Maguire, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 46 (1958).
- 1 2 3 Tropicos, Monotrema Körn.
- ↑ Körnicke, Friedrich August. 1872. Linnaea 37: 475-480 in Latin
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584