Monosperma
| Monosperma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Eriocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Monosperma (Hensold) Andrino |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Paepalanthus subgen. Monosperma Hensold | |
Monosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It includes 23 species native to northern Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.[2]
Monosperma was first described as a subgenus of Paepalanthus by Nancy Hensold in 1991. In 2023 Caroline Oliveira Andrino determined that Paepalanthus as then circumscribed was polyphyletic, and described Monosperma as a full genus.[1][3]
Species
[edit]23 species are accepted.[2]
- Monosperma apacarense (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma auyantepuiense (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma cardonae (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma chimantense (Hensold) Andrino
- Monosperma convexum (Gleason) Andrino
- Monosperma cumbricola (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma fraternum (N.E.Br.) Andrino
- Monosperma fulgidum (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma gleasonii (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma holstii (Steyerm.) Andrino
- Monosperma kunhardtii (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma major (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma phelpsiae (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma roraimense (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma schomburgkii (Klotzsch ex Körn.) Andrino
- Monosperma scopulorum (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma septentrionale (Trovó) Andrino
- Monosperma squamuliferum (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma stegolepoides (Moldenke) Andrino
- Monosperma subcaulescens (N.E.Br.) Andrino
- Monosperma sulcatum (Hensold) Andrino
- Monosperma turbinatum (Gleason) Andrino
- Monosperma venustum (Moldenke) Andrino
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Monosperma". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ a b "Monosperma (Hensold) Andrino". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ Andrino, Caroline Oliveira; Costa, Fabiane Nepomuceno; Simon, Marcelo Fragomeni; Missagia, Rafaela Velloso; Sano, Paulo Takeo (2023). "Eriocaulaceae: A new classification system based on morphological evolution and molecular evidence". Taxon. 72 (3): 515–549. doi:10.1002/tax.12915. ISSN 0040-0262. S2CID 258195228.