The Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the magnoliid order Laurales. It is closely related to the families Hernandiaceae and Lauraceae. It consists of shrubs, small trees, and a few lianas of the tropics and subtropics, mostly in the southern hemisphere. The largest center of diversity is New Guinea, with about 75 species. Lesser centres of diversity are Madagascar, Australia, and the neotropics. Africa has one species, Xymalos monospora, as does Southern Chile. Several species are distributed through Malesia and the southwest Pacific.
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography, such as Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, edited with Karl A. E. von Prantl.
Neesiochloa is a genus of Brazilian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Neesiochloa barbata. It is native to eastern Brazil.
Parodiophyllochloa is a genus of Latin American plants in the grass family.
Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912–2003) was a Brazilian botanist who has known as a leading expert of the flora of Brazil, as well as a specialist of Compositae. She was Chairman and Professor of the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Brasília, and has published three volumes of Sistemática de Angiospermas do Brasil.
Weddellina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae. It only contains one known species, Weddellina squamulosa.
Reissekia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. It only contains one known species, Reissekia smilacina(Sm.) Steud.
Kuhlmanniodendron is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Achariaceae.
Levieria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Monimiaceae. They are dioecious trees or shrubs.
Macropeplus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Monimiaceae.
Monteiroa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Rauia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rutaceae.
Pitraea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae. It only contains one known species, Pitraea cuneato-ovata(Cav.) Caro
Pisoniella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae. It only contains one known species, Pisoniella arborescens(Lag. & Rodr.) Standl.
Sebastiano-schaueria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. The only known species is Sebastiano-schaueria oblongata.
Sandemania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae. The only known species is Sandemania hoehnei.
Esterhazya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Hockinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. The only species is Hockinia montana. It is native to south-eastern Brazil.
Lauterbachia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Monimiaceae. The only species is Lauterbachia novoguineensisPerkins.
Metternichia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Metternichia principisJ.C.Mikan.
