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Monolena
Sign in to saveMonolena is a genus of flowering plants, of the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Peru 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMelastomataceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 152
- With media
- 58
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Collections
- CAS, MO
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Melastomataceae
- Image
- Monolena primuliflora, juvenile leaf.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Monolena
- taxon name
- Monolena
- Commons category
- Monolena
- taxon common name
- 独臂花属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Accepted species
- References
Monolena is a genus of flowering plants, of the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Peru 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
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