''Monolena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

to Peru and Acre in Brazil. They are primarily

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

s of the wet tropical forest and cloud forest, often growing as

epiphyte An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

s, but sometimes on rocks within streams.

Accepted species

* '' Monolena dressleri'' R.H. Warner * ''

Monolena grandiloba ''Monolena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Peru and Acre in Brazil. They are primarily herbs of the wet tropical forest and cloud forest, often growing a ...

'' R.H. Warner * '' Monolena guatemalensis'' Donn. Sm. * ''

Monolena morleyi ''Monolena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Peru and Acre in Brazil. They are primarily herbs of the wet tropical forest and cloud forest, often growi ...

'' R.H. Warner * '' Monolena multiflora'' R.H. Warner * ''

Monolena panamensis ''Monolena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Peru and Acre in Brazil. They are primarily herbs of the wet tropical forest and cloud forest, often growi ...

'' R.H. Warner * ''

Monolena primuliflora ''Monolena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Peru and Acre in Brazil. They are primarily herbs of the wet tropical forest and cloud forest, often growi ...

'' Hook. f. * ''

Monolena trichopoda ''Monolena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, consisting of about 15 species distributed from Guatemala to Peru and Acre in Brazil. They are primarily herbs of the wet tropical forest and cloud forest, often growi ...

'' R.H. Warner

References

* ''Genera Plantarum'' 1: 732, 756. 1867. * Warner, R. H. 2002. "Systematics of the genus Monolena (Melastomataceae) in Central America". ''Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci.'' 53:95-116.
The Plant List

Melastomataceae de Centroamérica
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