Monotes katangensis
| Monotes katangensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Dipterocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Monotes |
| Species: | M. katangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Monotes katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild. | |
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Monotes katangensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia in south-central Africa.[2] It grows up to 14 metres tall. It grows in miombo woodland, on hillsides and rocky outcrops, from 780 to 1,400 metres elevation.[1]
The species was first described as Vatica katangensis by Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman in 1902. In 1913 De Wildeman placed the species in genus Monotes as M. katangensis.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Hills, R. (2021). "Monotes katangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T50763011A50763015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T50763011A50763015.en. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Monotes katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.