Montinia

Montinia
Montinia caryophyllacea, Western Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Montiniaceae
Genus: Montinia
Thunb.
Species:
M. caryophyllacea
Binomial name
Montinia caryophyllacea
Thunb.
Synonyms
  • Montinia acris L.f.
  • Montinia fruticosa Gaertn.

Montinia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiniaceae.[2] It only contains one known species, Montinia caryophyllacea Thunb. [3][4]

Its native range is Southern Africa. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Cape Provinces (of South Africa) and Namibia.[3] It grows on dry, rocky, sandstone or granite slopes.[5]

  1. ^ "SANBI Red List of South African Plants". South African National Biodiversity Institute Threatened Species Programme. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  2. ^ "Montinia Thunb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Montinia caryophyllacea Thunb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Montinia caryophyllacea | /RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference fernkloof was invoked but never defined (see the help page).