Biology:Monolena
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Short description: Genus of epiphytes
| Monolena | |
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| Monolena primuliflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Monolena Triana ex Benth. & Hook. f. |
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Monolena is a genus of flowering plants, of the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Perú and Acre, Brazil . They are primarily herbs of the wet tropical and cloud forests, often growing as epiphytes, but sometimes on rocks and in riparian zones near mountain streams.
Accepted species
- Monolena dressleri R.H. Warner
- Monolena grandiloba R.H. Warner
- Monolena guatemalensis Donn. Sm.
- Monolena morleyi R.H. Warner
- Monolena multiflora R.H. Warner
- Monolena panamensis R.H. Warner
- Monolena primuliflora Hook. f.
- Monolena trichopoda R.H. Warner
References
- Genera Plantarum 1: 732, 756. 1867.
- Warner, R. H. 2002. "Systematics of the genus Monolena (Melastomataceae) in Central America". Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 53:95-116.
- The Plant List
- Melastomataceae de Centroamérica
Wikidata ☰ Q5429967 entry
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