''Monimia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of trees of the family

Monimiaceae The Monimiaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the magnoliid Order (biology), order Laurales.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Monimiaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Gar ...

, within the major group of ''

Angiosperms Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed within a fruit. T ...

'' (flowering plants). It is endemic to the

Mascarene Islands The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Their na ...

and contains three species."''Monimia'' Thouars". ''Plants of the World Online''. Accessed 22 August 2021

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Species

* '' Monimia amplexicaulis'' Lorence Réunion * '' Monimia ovalifolia'' Thouars Mauritius, Réunion * '' Monimia rotundifolia'' Thouars Réunion

References

Monimiaceae Monimiaceae genera Endemic flora of the Mascarene Islands {{Laurales-stub