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Monsonia
Sign in to saveMonsonia is a genus of plants in the family Geraniaceae. It is named after Lady Anne Monson, 1714–76, known for her botanical knowledge and plant collecting in the Cape.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Monsonia is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to Africa, South Africa and plant.
Vinony files it under Geraniaceae and Geraniales genera.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGeraniales
- FamilyGeraniaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 51
- With media
- 44
- Family
- Geraniaceae
- Collections
- RSA, NY, MO, NHMUK, US, VT
- Recorded in
- Eswatini, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Namibia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Geraniaceae
- Named after
- Anne Monson
- Image
- Monsonia biflora 1DS-II 3-1210.jpg
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- taxon name
- Monsonia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- 多蕊老鹳草属
- Commons category
- Monsonia
- topic's main category
- Category:Monsonia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Taxonomy
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Monsonia is a genus of plants in the family Geraniaceae. It is named after Lady Anne Monson, 1714–76, known for her botanical knowledge and plant collecting in the Cape.
==Description== Monsonia consists of herbs or undershrubs often with simple stem from woody rootstock or deep tap root; leaves toothed or divided; flowers regular, petals 5, separate, tip broad, blunt or slightly notched, stamens in 5 groups with 3 stamens in each, one longer than others, ovary 5 lobed; fruit beaked.
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