Monvillea

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Monvillea
Praecereus saxicola (Morong) N.P.Taylor.jpg
Monvillea saxicola
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Subtribe: Cereinae
Genus: Monvillea
Britton & Rose [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms [2]
  • PraecereusBuxb.
  • ×PrilleaM.H.J.van der Meer

Monvillea is a genus of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to South America. [2] The genus was established by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1920. [1]

Species

As of November 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Monvillea Britton & Rose", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2025-11-28
  2. 1 2 3 "Monvillea Britton & Rose", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2025-11-28


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