Monttea

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Monttea
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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]

Known species

According to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Monttea Gay | 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 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.