| Monophyllaea pendula | |
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| Monophyllaea pendula (One-leaf plant) in a cave in Sarawak province on Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Monophyllaea |
| Species: | M. pendula |
| Binomial name | |
| Monophyllaea pendula B.L.Burtt | |
Monophyllaea pendula are plants that consist of just one leaf. They are endemic to Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. [1]
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