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Monopyle

Monopyle is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.

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Monopyle
Monopyle macrocarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Monopyle
Moritz ex Benth. & Hook.f. (1876)
Species1

25; see text

Synonyms1

Scoliotheca Baill. (1888)

Monopyle is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.1

Its native range extends from south-eastern Mexico to southern Tropical America. It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panamá, Peru and Venezuela.1

Species

25 species are accepted.1

  • Monopyle angustifolia Fritsch
  • Monopyle aurea Keene & J.L.Clark
  • Monopyle chocoensis Keene & J.L.Clark
  • Monopyle connata J.L.Clark & Keene
  • Monopyle ecuadorensis C.V.Morton
  • Monopyle flava L.E.Skog
  • Monopyle glutinosa J.L.Clark & Keene
  • Monopyle grandiflora Wiehler
  • Monopyle inaequalis C.V.Morton
  • Monopyle iserniana Cuatrec.
  • Monopyle lilacina (Lem.) L.E.Skog, Barrie & Boggan
  • Monopyle longicarpa J.L.Clark & Keene
  • Monopyle macrocarpa Benth.
  • Monopyle maxonii C.V.Morton
  • Monopyle mexiae C.V.Morton
  • Monopyle multiflora Keene & J.L.Clark
  • Monopyle panamensis C.V.Morton
  • Monopyle paniculata Benth.
  • Monopyle puberula C.V.Morton
  • Monopyle reflexa (Rusby) Roalson & Boggan
  • Monopyle sodiroana Fritsch
  • Monopyle stenoloba C.V.Morton
  • Monopyle subdimidiata (Klotzsch & Hanst.) Mansf.
  • Monopyle subsessilis Benth.
  • Monopyle uniflora J.L.Clark & Keene
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