Monteiroa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.[1]
Its native range is south-eastern and southern Brazil, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.[1]
The genus name of Monteiroa is in honour of Honório da Costa Monteiro Filho (1900–1978), a Brazilian professor of botany and director of the national school of agriculture in Rio de Janeiro and was a specialist in Malvaceae.[2] It was first described and published in Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. Vol.3 on page 237 in 1951.[1]
According to Kew:[1]
Monteiroa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.
Its native range is south-eastern and southern Brazil, Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.
The genus name of Monteiroa is in honour of Honório da Costa Monteiro Filho (1900–1978), a Brazilian professor of botany and director of the national school of agriculture in Rio de Janeiro and was a specialist in Malvaceae. It was first described and published in Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. Vol.3 on page 237 in 1951.
Monteiroa es un género con nueve especies de fanerógamas perteneciente a la familia Malvaceae.
Monteiroa es un género con nueve especies de fanerógamas perteneciente a la familia Malvaceae.
Monteiroa é um género botânico pertencente à família Malvaceae.
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