Monteiroa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]
| Monteiroa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Monteiroa Krapov. |
Its native range is south-eastern and southern Brazil, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.[1]
The genus name of Monteiroa is in honour of Honório da Costa Monteiro Filho (1900–1978), a Brazilian professor of botany and director of the national school of agriculture in Rio de Janeiro and was a specialist in Malvaceae.[2] It was first described and published in Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. Vol.3 on page 237 in 1951.[1]
Species edit
According to Kew:[1]
- Monteiroa bullata (Ekman) Krapov.
- Monteiroa catharinensis Krapov.
- Monteiroa dusenii (Ekman) Krapov.
- Monteiroa glomerata (Hook. & Arn.) Krapov.
- Monteiroa hatschbachii Krapov.
- Monteiroa leitei Monteiro
- Monteiroa ptarmicifolia (A.St.-Hil. & Naudin) Krapov.
- Monteiroa reitzii Krapov.
- Monteiroa smithii Krapov.
- Monteiroa triangularifolia Krapov.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Monteiroa Krapov. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ 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.