Monotes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa.[1] The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus.[2]
The following species are accepted by The Plant List:[3]
Monotes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of diversity for the genus.
The following species are accepted by The Plant List:
Monotes adenophyllus Gilg Monotes africana A.DC. Monotes angolensis De Wild. Monotes caloneurus Gilg Monotes carrissoanus H.H.Bancr. Monotes dasyanthus Gilg Monotes dawei H.H.Bancr. Monotes discolor R.E.Fr. Monotes elegans Gilg Monotes engleri Gilg Monotes glandulosus Pierre Monotes gossweileri De Wild. Monotes hutchinsonianus Exell Monotes hypoleucus (Welw.) Gilg Monotes katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild. Monotes kerstingii Gilg Monotes loandensis Exell Monotes lutambensis Verdc. Monotes madagascariensis Humbert Monotes magnificus Gilg Monotes noldeae H.H.Bancr. Monotes pearsonii H.H.Bancr. Monotes redheadii P.A.Duvign. Monotes rubriglans H.H.Bancr. Monotes rufotomentosus Gilg Monotes xasenguensis H.H.Bancr.
