Monotropastrum Explained

Monotropastrum is a small genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Ericaceae. As currently circumscribed the group includes two species.^[1]

Distribution

The genus is found locally throughout much of southern and eastern Asia (Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sikkim, Thailand, and Vietnam).^[2]

Taxonomy

Based on morphological and molecular analyses, Monotropastrum has been placed in the Ericaceae subfamily Monotropoideae, and the tribe Monotropeae.^[3]

List of species

• Monotropastrum humile (D.Don) H.Hara
• Monotropastrum sciaphilum (Andres) G.D. Wallace

External links

• Monotropastrum at The Plant List
• Monotropastrum at the Encyclopedia of Life
• Monotropastrum at the online Flora of China

Notes and References

1. The Plant List. Monotropastrum. Searched November 2011. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Ericaceae/Monotropastrum/
2. Haining, Q., Wallace, G.D. 2005. Monotropastrum. In Flora of China Vol. 14 (Apiaceae through Ericaceae). Eds. Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P.H., Hong, D.Y. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. http://www.efloras.org/volume_page.aspx?volume_id=2014&flora_id=2
3. Kron, K.A., Judd, W.S., Stevens, P.F., Crayn, D.M., Anderberg, A.A., Gadek, P.A., Quinn, C.J., Luteyn, J.L. 2002. Phylogenetic classification of Ericaceae: molecular and morphological evidence. Botanical Review 68: 335-423.