Monophyllaea
| Monophyllaea | |
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| One-leaf plant (Monophyllaea glauca). Each leaf is a separate plant. The whole plant consists of only one leaf. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Subfamily: | Didymocarpoideae |
| Genus: | Monophyllaea R.Br. |
| Species[1] | |
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38; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Moultonia Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. (1915) | |
Monophyllaea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.[2]
The name comes from a comibnation of Ancient Greek μόνος (solitary, alone) and φύλλον (leaf); this is because all of the species only have one leaf.[3]
It is not the only plant genus with species possessing one leaf; a few species from Streptocarpus have this trait too.
Species
[edit]38 species are accepted.[1]
- Monophyllaea albicalyx A. Weber
- Monophyllaea andersonii B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea anthocrena B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea brevipes S.Moore
- Monophyllaea burttiana R. Kiew
- Monophyllaea caulescens B.L. Burtt
- Monophyllaea chinii B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea cupiflora B.L. Burtt
- Monophyllaea elongata B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea eymae B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea fissilis B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea furcipila Ohwi
- Monophyllaea glabra Ridl.[3]
- Monophyllaea glandulosa B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea glauca C.B. Clarke
- Monophyllaea hendersonii (B.L.Burtt) A.Weber
- Monophyllaea hirtella Miq.
- Monophyllaea hirticalyx Franch.
- Monophyllaea horsfieldii R.Br.
- Monophyllaea hottae B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea insignis B.L. Burtt
- Monophyllaea kostermansii B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea leuserensis B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea longipes Kraenzl.
- Monophyllaea meriraiensis Kiew & S.Julia
- Monophyllaea merrilliana Kraenzl.
- Monophyllaea musangensis A.Weber
- Monophyllaea papuana Lauterb.
- Monophyllaea pendula B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea ramosa B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea sarangica B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea selaborensis B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea singularis (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea stellata B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea tenuis B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea tetrasepala B.L.Burtt
- Monophyllaea wildeana B.L.Burtt
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Monophyllaea R.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ↑ Kinoshita, Ayaka; Tsukaya, Hirokazu (January 2019). "One-leaf plants in the Gesneriaceae: Natural mutants of the typical shoot system". Development, Growth & Differentiation. 61 (1): 25–33. doi:10.1111/dgd.12582. PMID 30565219. S2CID 56478566.
- 1 2 "Plant living with only one leaf reveals fundamental genetics of plant growth". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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