''Monotropastrum'' is a small genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Ericaceae. As currently circumscribed the group includes two species.

Distribution

The genus is found locally throughout much of southern and eastern Asia (Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sikkim, Thailand, and Vietnam).Haining, Q., Wallace, G.D. 2005. ''Monotropastrum''. In ''Flora of China'' Vol. 14 (Apiaceae through Ericaceae). Eds. Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P.H., Hong, D.Y. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. http://www.efloras.org/volume_page.aspx?volume_id=2014&flora_id=2

Taxonomy

Based on morphological and molecular analyses, ''Monotropastrum'' has been placed in the Ericaceae subfamily Monotropoideae, and the tribe Monotropeae.Kron, K.A., Judd, W.S., Stevens, P.F., Crayn, D.M., Anderberg, A.A., Gadek, P.A., Quinn, C.J., Luteyn, J.L. 2002. Phylogenetic classification of Ericaceae: molecular and morphological evidence. ''Botanical Review'' 68: 335-423.

List of species

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Monotropastrum humile ''Monotropastrum humile'' is a species of myco-heterotrophic plant of the family Ericaceae, distributed throughout eastern Asia, from the Himalayas to the Islands of Japan. It lacks chlorophyll and is therefore unable to perform photosynthesi ...

'' (D.Don) H.Hara *''Monotropastrum sciaphilum'' (Andres) G.D. Wallace

References

External links

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q88714 Monotropoideae Ericaceae genera