Monophyllaea

Monophyllaea
One-leaf plant (Monophyllaea glauca). Each leaf is a separate plant. The whole plant consists of only one leaf.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus:
R.Br.
Species[1]

38; see text

Synonyms[1]

Moultonia Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. (1915)

Monophyllaea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.[2] All the species only have one leaf.

Species

38 species are accepted.[1]

  • Monophyllaea albicalyx A. Weber
  • Monophyllaea andersonii B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea anthocrena B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea brevipes S.Moore
  • Monophyllaea burttiana R. Kiew
  • Monophyllaea caulescens B.L. Burtt
  • Monophyllaea chinii B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea cupiflora B.L. Burtt
  • Monophyllaea elongata B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea eymae B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea fissilis B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea furcipila Ohwi
  • Monophyllaea glabra Ridl.[3]
  • Monophyllaea glandulosa B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea glauca C.B. Clarke
  • Monophyllaea hendersonii (B.L.Burtt) A.Weber
  • Monophyllaea hirtella Miq.
  • Monophyllaea hirticalyx Franch.
  • Monophyllaea horsfieldii R.Br.
  • Monophyllaea hottae B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea insignis B.L. Burtt
  • Monophyllaea kostermansii B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea leuserensis B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea longipes Kraenzl.
  • Monophyllaea meriraiensis Kiew & S.Julia
  • Monophyllaea merrilliana Kraenzl.
  • Monophyllaea musangensis A.Weber
  • Monophyllaea papuana Lauterb.
  • Monophyllaea pendula B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea ramosa B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea sarangica B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea selaborensis B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea singularis (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea stellata B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea tenuis B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea tetrasepala B.L.Burtt
  • Monophyllaea wildeana B.L.Burtt

References

  1. ^ a b c Monophyllaea R.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ Kinoshita, Ayaka; Tsukaya, Hirokazu (January 2019). "One-leaf plants in the Gesneriaceae: Natural mutants of the typical shoot system". Development, Growth & Differentiation. 61 (1): 25–33. doi:10.1111/dgd.12582. PMID 30565219. S2CID 56478566.
  3. ^ "Plant living with only one leaf reveals fundamental genetics of plant growth". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2022-10-10.