Monosperma
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| Monosperma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Eriocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Monosperma (Hensold) Andrino |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Paepalanthus subgen. Monosperma Hensold | |
Monosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It includes 23 species native to northern Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.[2]
Monosperma was first described as a subgenus of Paepalanthus by Nancy Hensold in 1991. In 2023 Caroline Oliveira Andrino determined that Paepalanthus as then circumscribed was polyphyletic, and described Monosperma as a full genus.[1][3]