Monotoca Explained

Monotoca is a genus of about 17 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia.^[1]

Species include:

• Monotoca billawinica Albr.
• Monotoca elliptica (Sm.) R.Br.  - tree broom heath
• Monotoca empetrifolia R.Br.
• Monotoca glauca (Labill.) Druce  - goldy wood
• Monotoca ledifolia A.Cunn. ex DC.
• Monotoca leucantha E.Pritz.
• Monotoca linifolia (Rodway) W.M.Curtis
• Monotoca oligarrhenoides F.Muell.
• Monotoca oreophila Albr.  - mountain broom heath
• Monotoca rotundifolia J.H.Willis  - trailing monotoca
• Monotoca scoparia (Sm.) R.Br.  - prickly broom heath
• Monotoca submutica (Benth.) Jarman

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monotoca . 2008-12-22. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.