Monttea Explained

Monttea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.^[1]

Its native range is southern South America and is found in Argentina and Chile.

The genus name of Monttea is in honour of Manuel Montt (1809–1880), a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861.^[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.4 on page 416 in 1849.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew:

• Monttea aphylla
• Monttea chilensis
• Monttea schickendantzii

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monttea Gay 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 . 1 January 2021.