Monimiaceae

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Monimiaceae

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Laurales
Family: Monimiaceae
Juss.
genera

Austromatthaea
Decarydendron
Ephippiandra
Faikea
Hedycarya
Hennecartia
Hortonia
Kairoa
Kibara
Kibaropsis
Lauterbachia
Levieria
Macropeplus
Macrotorus
Matthaea
Mollinedia
Monimia
Palmeria
Parakibara
Peumus
Steganthera
Tambourissa
Tetrasynandra
Wilkiea
Xymalos

Monimiaceae is a family of flowering plants, which includes 150-220 species of shrubs and small trees in 18-25 genera. They are native to the southern hemisphere tropics and subtropics. The largest genus is Tambourissa, with 50 species in Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, and the Comoros. The type genus, Monimia, is endemic to the Macarenes.

The earliest fossil occurrence of the family is from the late Cretaceous of Antarctica.


Family Monimiaceae

  • Subfamily Hortonioideae
    • Genus Hortonia (2 species, native to Sri Lanka)
  • Subfamily Mollinedioideae
    • Tribe Hedycaryeae
    • Tribe Mollinedieae
      • Genus Faika
      • Genus Kairoa
      • Genus Kibara
      • Genus Macropeplus
      • Genus Matthaea
      • Genus Mollinedia
      • Genus Parakibara
      • Genus Steganthera
      • Genus Tetrasynandra
      • Genus Wilkiea
    • Tribe Hennecartieae
      • Genus Hennecartia

[edit] References

  • Lorence, D. H., 1985. A monograph of the Monimiaceae (Laurales) in the Malagasy Region (Southwest Indian Ocean). Annals of the Missouri Botanic Garden 72: 1-165.
  • Philipson, W. R., 1987. A classification of the Monimiaceae. Nordic Journal of Botany 7: 25-29.
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