Montiniaceae
Montinia

Montinia caryophyllacea Thunb.

First published in Physiogr. Sälsk. Handl. 1: 109 (1776)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Angola to Cape Prov. and SW. Botswana. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 3, 2008 Curtis, B.; Crawford, F. [08] Namibia K000450435 No
Oct 3, 2008 Curtis, B.; Crawford, F. [07] Namibia K000450436 No
Brown, R.C. [34] Botswana K000511228 No
Wallich [s.n.] South Africa K000311195 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thom. [679] South Africa K000311184 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zeyher [544] South Africa K000311175 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000311187 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pappe [s.n.] South Africa K000311186 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000311188 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hargreaves, B.J. [6962] Botswana K000511226 No
Brown, R.C. [34] Botswana K000511227 No
Ecklon [244] South Africa K000311185 Unknown Type Material No
Rycroft, H.B. South Africa K:SPC-16116.000 No
Ecklon [s.n.] South Africa K000311173 Unknown Type Material Yes
[93] K000311194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [s.n.] South Africa K000311174 Unknown Type Material Yes
Garside, S. [4699] South Africa Montinia acris K:SPC-26554.000 No
Garside, S. [4596] South Africa Montinia acris K:SPC-26087.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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