''Monotes'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants with 22 genera and about 695 known species of mainly lowland tropical forest trees. Their distribution is pantropical, from northern South America to Africa, the Seychelles, India ...

. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The

Zambezian region The Zambezian region is a large biogeographical region in Africa. The Zambezian region includes woodlands, savannas, grasslands, and thickets, extending from east to west in a broad belt across the continent. The Zambezian region lies south of th ...

is the centre of diversity for the genus.

Species

23 species are accepted. *'' Monotes adenophyllus'' Gilg *'' Monotes africanus'' A.DC. *'' Monotes autennei'' P.A.Duvign. *'' Monotes dasyanthus'' Gilg *'' Monotes doryphorus'' P.A.Duvign. *'' Monotes duvigneaudii'' Meerts *'' Monotes engleri'' Gilg *''

Monotes glaber ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' Sprague *'' Monotes glandulosus'' Pierre *''

Monotes gossweileri ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' De Wild. *'' Monotes hirtii'' P.A.Duvign. *'' Monotes hypoleucus'' (Welw.) Gilg *'' Monotes katangensis'' (De Wild.) De Wild. *''

Monotes kerstingii ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' Gilg *''

Monotes lutambensis ''Monotes lutambensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae endemic to Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordere ...

'' Verdc. *''

Monotes madagascariensis ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' Humbert *''

Monotes magnificus ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' Gilg *''

Monotes paivae ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' Catarino & E.S.Martins *''

Monotes pearsonii ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' H.H.Bancr. *''

Monotes redheadii ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' P.A.Duvign. *''

Monotes rubriglans ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' H.H.Bancr. *''

Monotes rufotomentosus ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' Gilg *''

Monotes xasenguensis ''Monotes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Dipterocarpaceae. Its name, meaning "unity" or "uniqueness" was chosen because it was the only genus of dipterocarp then known to occur in Africa. The Zambezian region is the centre of dive ...

'' H.H.Bancr.

References

Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Zambezian region Flora of the Afrotropical realm Taxa described in 1868 Taxa named by Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub