Monttea | |
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Montreal aphylla | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Monttea Gay |
Synonyms | |
OxycladusMiers |
Monttea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. [1]
Its native range is southern South America and is found in Argentina and Chile. [1]
The genus name of Monttea is in honour of Manuel Montt (1809–1880), a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861. [2] It was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.4 on page 416 in 1849. [1]
According to Kew: [1]
Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré was a French botanist.
Manuel Francisco Antonio Julián Montt Torres was a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861.
Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie was a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar.
Jaques Étienne Gay was a Swiss-French botanist, civil servant, collector and taxonomist. His name is associated with plants in standardised botanical nomenclature, e.g. Crocus sieberi J.Gay. He was the most famous of the students of botanist Jean François Aimée Gaudin with whom he began collecting plants at the age of 14. He was married to Rosalie Nillion.
Pascalia is genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae.
Moliniopsis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It just contains one species, Moliniopsis japonica(Hack.) Hayata.
Miersia is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae. The genus has 10 known species, 9 of which are endemic to Chile and one, M. rusbyi, endemic to Bolivia.
Miersiella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It contains only one known species, Miersiella umbellataUrb. It is native to South America.
Viviania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.
Balbisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae. It is also in the Vivianiaceae subfamily.
Llagunoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Ivania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Lenzia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae. It only contains one known species, Lenzia chamaepitysPhil.
Pozoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Pitraea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae. It only contains one known species, Pitraea cuneato-ovata(Cav.) Caro
Pintoa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. It only contains one known species, Pintoa chilensisGay
Reicheella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It has a synonym of BryopsisReiche, and only contains one known species, Reicheella andicola(Phil.) Pax
Hollermayera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It only contains one species, Hollermayera valdiviana(Phil.) Ravenna
Fonkia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. The only species is Fonkia uliginosa.
Huidobria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.