Montiopsis Explained

Montiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. The genus name of Montiopsis is in honour of Giuseppe Monti (1682–1760), an Italian chemist and botanist.^[2] It was first described and published in Revis. Gen. Pl. Vol.3 (Issue 2) on page 14 in 1898.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Montiopsis andicola
• Montiopsis berteroana
• Montiopsis capitata
• Montiopsis cistiflora
• Montiopsis copiapina
• Montiopsis cumingii
• Montiopsis demissa
• Montiopsis gayana
• Montiopsis gilliesii
• Montiopsis glomerata
• Montiopsis modesta
• Montiopsis parviflora
• Montiopsis polycarpoides
• Montiopsis potentilloides
• Montiopsis ramosissima
• Montiopsis sericea
• Montiopsis trifida
• Montiopsis umbellata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Montiopsis Kuntze Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 18 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.