Montiopsis

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Montiopsis
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Montiopsis umbellata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Montiopsis
Kuntze
Synonyms

CalandriniopsisE.Franz

Montiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae. [1]

Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. [1]

The genus name of Montiopsis is in honour of Giuseppe Monti (1682–1760), an Italian chemist and botanist. [2] It was first described and published in Revis. Gen. Pl. Vol.3 (Issue 2) on page 14 in 1898. [1]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Montiopsis Kuntze | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN   978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID   187926901 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.