3238.000 Montinia Thunb.

Mendes, E.J. (1978) Montiniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4

Description of the genus

Shrub. Leaves alternate, simple, usually petiolate. Flowers in terminal and subterminal corymbose inflorescences; calyx-tube expanded, usually 4-lobed; petals usually 4, imbricate; disk fleshy, lining the calyx-tube. Fruit a capsule ellipsoid, 2-valved. Seeds compressed, winged; cotyledons broadly oblong, apex obtuse.

Worldwide: Two species in southern and tropical Africa.

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
caryophyllacea Thunb.SW

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Montinia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Montinia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Montinia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Montinia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Montinia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Montinia
JSTOR Plant Science: Montinia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Montinia
Plants of the World Online: Montinia
Tropicos: Montinia
Wikipedia: Montinia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Montinia.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2045, retrieved 25 April 2024

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