''Monochaetum'' is a
neotropical genus of
shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from
Mexico and
Central America to the
South American Andes of
Colombia
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,
Venezuela,
Ecuador and
Peru with one species reaching the
Guayana Highlands of
Venezuela and
Guyana
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.
''Monochaetum'' is characterized by its tetramerous flowers, prevailingly dimorphic
stamens with dorsally appendiculate
anthers
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Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ...
, capsular fruits that are free from the
hypanthium, and cochleate seeds.
Selected species
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Monochaetum alpestre
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
Naudin
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Monochaetum amabile
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
Almeda
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Monochaetum amistadense
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
Almeda
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Monochaetum bonplandii
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
(Humb.
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& Bonpl.) Naudin
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Monochaetum brachyurum
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
Naudin
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Monochaetum calcarutum
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
(DC.
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) Triana
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Monochaetum candollei
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
Cogn.
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Monochaetum compactum
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
Almeda
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Monochaetum cordatum
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
Almeda
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Monochaetum coronatum
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
Gleason
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Monochaetum deppeanum
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru ...
''
(Schltdl.
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He studied in Berlin, in 1819 becoming curator of the Botanical Garden in Berlin, Royal Herbarium. He was ...
& Cham.
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) Naudin
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Monochaetum dicranantherum''
Naudin
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Monochaetum discolor''
H. Karst. ex Triana
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Monochaetum exaltatum''
Almeda
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Monochaetum floribundum''
(Schltdl.) Naudin
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Monochaetum glanduliferum''
Triana
* ''
Monochaetum gleasonianum''
Wurdack
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Monochaetum hartwegianum''
Naudin
* ''
Monochaetum hirtum''
( H. Karst.) Triana ex Cogn.
* ''
Monochaetum humboldtianum''
Kunth ex Walp.
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* ''
Monochaetum jahnii''
Pittier
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Monochaetum latifolium''
Naudin
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Monochaetum linearifolium''
Almeda
* ''
Monochaetum lineatum''
(D. Don
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Biography
David Don was born on 21 December 1799 at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland to Caroline Clementina Stuart, and her husband George Don of Forfar. His olde ...
) Naudin
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Monochaetum macrantherum''
Gleason
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Monochaetum mariae''
Wurdack
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Monochaetum meridense''
Naudin
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Monochaetum multiflorum''
(Bonpl.) Naudin
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Monochaetum myrtoideum''
Naudin
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Monochaetum neglectum''
Almeda
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Monochaetum pauciflorum''
Triana
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Monochaetum polyneuron''
Triana
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Monochaetum pulchrum''
Decne.
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Monochaetum rodriguezii''
Wurdack
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Monochaetum rubescens''
Gleason
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Monochaetum stellulatum''
Naudin
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Monochaetum subditivum''
J.F. Macbr.
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Monochaetum subglabrum''
Gleason
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Monochaetum tachirense''
Wurdack
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Monochaetum talamancense''
Almeda
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Monochaetum tenellum''
Naudin
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Monochaetum trichophyllum''
Almeda
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Monochaetum uberrimum''
* ''
Monochaetum vestitum
''Monochaetum'' is a neotropical genus of shrubs and subshrubs with about 54 species. It occurs in warm temperate to tropical montane habitats from Mexico and Central America to the South American Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and ...
''
Almeda, Al. Rodr. & Garita
* ''
Monochaetum villosum''
Gleason
* ''
Monochaetum vulcanicum''
Cogn.
References
External links Melastomataceae of the World
Melastomataceae genera
Melastomataceae
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