Monnina

Monnina
	Monnina xalapensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Polygalaceae
Tribe:	Polygaleae
Genus:	Monnina; Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms
	Pteromonnina (DC.) B. Eriksen

Monnina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae. There are 150 to 200 species distributed throughout the Americas from the United States to Patagonia.^[1] It was named after José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca.

Species include:

Monnina chimborazeana Chodat
Monnina equatoriensis Chodat
Monnina fosbergii Ferreyra
Monnina haughtii Ferreyra
Monnina loxensis Benth.
Monnina obovata Chodat & Sodiro
Monnina pseudoaestuans Ferreyra & Wurdack
Monnina sodiroana Chodat

References

^ (in Portuguese) Lüdtke, R., Chies, T. T. S., & Miotto, S. T. S. (2009). O gênero Monnina (Polygalaceae) na Região Sul do Brasil. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 23, 175-195.

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[1] (in Portuguese) Lüdtke, R., Chies, T. T. S., & Miotto, S. T. S. (2009). O gênero Monnina (Polygalaceae) na Região Sul do Brasil. Acta Botanica Brasilica, 23, 175-195.

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