Monotoca

Monotoca
Monotoca elliptica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Epacridoideae
Tribe: Styphelieae
Genus:
R.Br.

Monotoca is a genus of about 17 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae.[1] The genus is endemic to Australia.[1]

Species include:

  • Monotoca billawinica Albr.
  • Monotoca elliptica (Sm.) R.Br. – tree broom heath
  • Monotoca empetrifolia R.Br.
  • Monotoca glauca (Labill.) Druce – goldy wood
  • Monotoca ledifolia A.Cunn. ex DC.
  • Monotoca leucantha E.Pritz.
  • Monotoca linifolia (Rodway) W.M.Curtis
  • Monotoca oligarrhenoides F.Muell.
  • Monotoca oreophila Albr. – mountain broom heath
  • Monotoca rotundifolia J.H.Willis – trailing monotoca
  • Monotoca scoparia (Sm.) R.Br. – prickly broom heath
  • Monotoca submutica (Benth.) Jarman

References

  1. ^ a b "Monotoca". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 22 December 2008.