Monsonia
''Monsonia'' is a genus of plants in the family Geraniaceae. It is named after Lady Anne Monson, 1714–76, known for her botanical knowledge and plant collecting in the Cape. Description ''Monsonia'' consists of herbs or undershrubs often with simple stem from woody rootstock or deep tap root; leaves toothed or divided; flowers regular, petals 5, separate, tip broad, blunt or slightly notched, stamens in 5 groups with 3 stamens in each, one longer than others, ovary 5 lobed; fruit beaked. Taxonomy Species , the ''World Checklist of Selected Plant Families'' accepts 27 species: Distribution Distributed in Africa, Western Asia and East India, approximately 40 species, approximately 21 in South Africa.wild Flowers of Niorthern South Africa by Gerrit Germishuizen, Fernwood Press 1997, Gallery File:Monsonia emarginata.jpg, ''Monsonia emarginata ''Monsonia emarginata'' is a species of plant in the family Geraniaceae native to southern Africa. Description ''Monsonia emar ...
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