Monnina Explained

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

Notes and References

1. 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.