Monttea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.[1]

Monttea
Montreal aphylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Monttea
Gay
Synonyms

Oxycladus Miers

Its native range is southern South America and is found in Argentina and Chile.[1]

The genus name of Monttea is in honour of Manuel Montt (1809–1880), a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861.[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.4 on page 416 in 1849.[1]

Known species

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According to Kew:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Monttea Gay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.