Monotoideae

Monotoideae
Monotes kerstingii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamily:	Monotoideae
Genera
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Monotoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Dipterocarpaceae, with 3 genera and 30 species. It is native to the rainforest habitat of Africa and Madagascar, as well as South America. The geographical discontinuity can be traced back to a date prior to the separation of these land masses and the subsequent migration, evolution and preservation of the species in suitable habitats.^[1]

Genera

• Marquesia is native to Africa.

• Monotes has 26 species, distributed across Africa and Madagascar.

• Pseudomonotes is native to the Colombian Amazon and Pacaraima Mountains.

References

1. "Phylogeny of the tropical tree family Dipterocarpaceae based on nucleotide sequences of the chloroplast RBCL gene".

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