Monnina
Monnina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae. There are 150 to 200 species distributed throughout the Americas from the United States to Patagonia.[1] It was named after José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca.
Monnina | |
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Monnina xalapensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Polygalaceae |
Tribe: | Polygaleae |
Genus: | Monnina Ruiz & Pav. |
Synonyms | |
Pteromonnina (DC.) B. Eriksen |
Species include:
- Monnina chimborazeana Chodat
- Monnina equatoriensis Chodat
- Monnina fosbergii Ferreyra
- Monnina haughtii Ferreyra
- Monnina loxensis Benth.
- Monnina obovata Chodat & Sodiro
- Monnina pseudoaestuans Ferreyra & Wurdack
- Monnina sodiroana Chodat
References

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- (in Portuguese) Lüdtke, R., Chies, T. T. S., & Miotto, S. T. S. (2009). O gênero Monnina (Polygalaceae) na Região Sul do Brasil. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 23, 175-195.
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