Monadelpha
| Monadelpha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Tribe: | Plukenetieae |
| Subtribe: | Tragiinae |
| Genus: | Monadelpha L.J.Gillespie & Card.-McTeag. |
| Species: | M. guayanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Monadelpha guayanensis (L.J.Gillespie) L.J.Gillespie & Card.-McTeag. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Tragia guayanensis L.J.Gillespie | |
Monadelpha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It includes a single species, Monadelpha guayanensis, a climbing subshrub native to Amazonas state in southern Venezuela.[1]
The species was first described as Tragia guayanensis by Lynn J. Gillespie in 1994. In 2020 Gillespie and Warren M. Cardinal-McTeague placed the species in the newly-described genus Monadelpha as M. guayanensis.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Monadelpha guayanensis (Gillespie) L.J.Gillespie & Card.-McTeag". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 May 2026.