Monrosia

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Monrosia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Monrosia
Grondona [1]
species [1]

Monrosia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It includes two species native to northwestern Argentina: [1]

The genus was first described in 1949 by Eduardo M. Grondona to contain a single species, Monrosia pterolopha. [1] A second species, M. sanjuanensis, was described in 2020. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Monrosia Grondona". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. "Monrosia sanjuanensis Agust.Martinez & J.F.B.Pastore". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 14 November 2025.