Monvillea

Monvillea
Monvillea saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Subtribe:	Cereinae
Genus:	Monvillea Britton & Rose1
Species
See text.
Synonyms2
Praecereus Buxb. × Prillea M.H.J.van der Meer

Monvillea is a genus of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to South America.² The genus was established by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1920.¹

As of November 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:²

• Monvillea amazonica (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
• Monvillea diffusa Britton & Rose
• Monvillea euchlora (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.
• Monvillea jaenensis Rauh & Backeb.
• Monvillea saxicola (Morong) A.Berger
• Monvillea smithiana (Britton & Rose) Backeb.