Monosperma

Monosperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Eriocaulaceae
Genus:	Monosperma; (Hensold) Andrino
Synonyms
	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.

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.

Species

23 species are accepted.

Monosperma apacarense (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma auyantepuiense (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma cardonae (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma chimantense (Hensold) Andrino
Monosperma convexum (Gleason) Andrino
Monosperma cumbricola (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma fraternum (N.E.Br.) Andrino
Monosperma fulgidum (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma gleasonii (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma holstii (Steyerm.) Andrino
Monosperma kunhardtii (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma major (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma phelpsiae (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma roraimense (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma schomburgkii (Klotzsch ex Körn.) Andrino
Monosperma scopulorum (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma septentrionale (Trovó) Andrino
Monosperma squamuliferum (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma stegolepoides (Moldenke) Andrino
Monosperma subcaulescens (N.E.Br.) Andrino
Monosperma sulcatum (Hensold) Andrino
Monosperma turbinatum (Gleason) Andrino
Monosperma venustum (Moldenke) Andrino

References

1 2 "Monosperma". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
1 2 "Monosperma (Hensold) Andrino". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
↑ Andrino, Caroline Oliveira; Costa, Fabiane Nepomuceno; Simon, Marcelo Fragomeni; Missagia, Rafaela Velloso; Sano, Paulo Takeo (2023). "Eriocaulaceae: A new classification system based on morphological evolution and molecular evidence". Taxon. 72 (3): 515–549. doi:10.1002/tax.12915. ISSN 0040-0262. S2CID 258195228.

[ipni-1] 1 2 "Monosperma". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 10 April 2026.

[powo-2] 1 2 "Monosperma (Hensold) Andrino". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 April 2026.

[3] Andrino, Caroline Oliveira; Costa, Fabiane Nepomuceno; Simon, Marcelo Fragomeni; Missagia, Rafaela Velloso; Sano, Paulo Takeo (2023). "Eriocaulaceae: A new classification system based on morphological evolution and molecular evidence". Taxon. 72 (3): 515–549. doi:10.1002/tax.12915. ISSN 0040-0262. S2CID 258195228.