Monosis

Monosis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Vernonioideae
Tribe:	Vernonieae
Genus:	Monosis DC.
Type species
Monosis wightiana DC. [1]
Synonyms [2]
PunduanaSteetz

Monosis is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Species

• Monosis aplinii (Collett & Hemsl.) H.Rob. & Skvarla – India
• Monosis conferta (Benth.) C.Jeffrey – western tropical Africa to Uganda and Angola
• Monosis kannikattiensis (Rajakumar, Selvak., S.Murug. & Chellap.) Kottaim. – India (Tamil Nadu)
• Monosis parishii (Hook.f.) H.Rob. & Skvarla – Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar
• Monosis talaumifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke) H.Rob. & Skvarla - Himalayas
• Monosis theophrastifolia (Schweinf. ex Oliv. & Hiern) C.Jeffrey – tropical Africa from Togo to Ethiopia and Zambia
• Monosis travancorica (Hook.f.) H.Rob. & Skvarla – India
• Monosis volkameriifolia (DC.) H.Rob. & Skvarla – Myanmar

formerly included ^[6]

species now regarded as members of other genera: Critoniopsis Eremanthus Eremosis Gymnanthemum Vernonia

• Monosis brasiliensis - Eremanthus brasiliensis
• Monosis foliosa - Eremosis foliosa
• Monosis salicifolia - Critoniopsis salicifolia
• Monosis tarchonanthifolia - Eremosis tarchonanthifolia
• Monosis theophrastifolia - Gymnanthemum theophrastifolium
• Monosis tomentosa - Vernonia paniculata
• Monosis wightianaDC. - Strobocalyx wightiana (DC.) Sch.Bip.

References

1. Tropicos, Monosis DC.
2. "Monosis DC". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
3. Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1833. Archives de Botanique 2
4. The International Plant Names Index
5. Robinson, Harold Ernest & Skvarla, John Jerome. 2006. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 19(4): 605-606
6. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today