Monotes

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Monotes
Monotes kerstingii
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Monotes

Type species
Monotes africana
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Monotes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa.[1] The following species are accepted by The Plant List:[2]

References

  1. ^ Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Vol. 3. CRC Press. p. 1772. ISBN 9780849326776.
  2. ^ "Monotes". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 April 2015.