Monosis
| Monosis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Vernonioideae |
| Tribe: | Vernonieae |
| Genus: | Monosis DC. |
| Type species | |
| Monosis wightiana | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Punduana Steetz | |
Monosis is a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.[3][4][5]
Species
- Monosis aplinii (Collett & Hemsl.) H.Rob. & Skvarla – India
- Monosis conferta (Benth.) C.Jeffrey – western tropical Africa to Uganda and Angola
- Monosis kannikattiensis (Rajakumar, Selvak., S.Murug. & Chellap.) Kottaim. – India (Tamil Nadu)
- Monosis parishii (Hook.f.) H.Rob. & Skvarla – Yunnan, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar
- Monosis talaumifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke) H.Rob. & Skvarla - Himalayas
- Monosis theophrastifolia (Schweinf. ex Oliv. & Hiern) C.Jeffrey – tropical Africa from Togo to Ethiopia and Zambia
- Monosis travancorica (Hook.f.) H.Rob. & Skvarla – India
- Monosis volkameriifolia (DC.) H.Rob. & Skvarla – Myanmar
- formerly included[6]
species now regarded as members of other genera: Critoniopsis Eremanthus Eremosis Gymnanthemum Vernonia
- Monosis brasiliensis - Eremanthus brasiliensis
- Monosis foliosa - Eremosis foliosa
- Monosis salicifolia - Critoniopsis salicifolia
- Monosis tarchonanthifolia - Eremosis tarchonanthifolia
- Monosis theophrastifolia - Gymnanthemum theophrastifolium
- Monosis tomentosa - Vernonia paniculata
- Monosis wightiana DC. - Strobocalyx wightiana (DC.) Sch.Bip.
References
- ^ Tropicos, Monosis DC.
- ^ "Monosis DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1833. Archives de Botanique 2
- ^ The International Plant Names Index
- ^ Robinson, Harold Ernest & Skvarla, John Jerome. 2006. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 19(4): 605-606
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Deprecated link archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today