Monotes hypoleucus

Monotes hypoleucus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Monotes
Species:
M. hypoleucus
Binomial name
Monotes hypoleucus
Forms and varieties
  • Monotes hypoleucus var. angolensis (De Wild.) Meerts
  • Monotes hypoleucus var. caloneurus (Gilg) Meerts
  • Monotes hypoleucus f. cordatus (Hutch.) Meerts
  • Monotes hypoleucus var. discolor (R.E.Fr.) Meerts
  • Monotes hypoleucus var. hypoleucus
  • Monotes hypoleucus var. loandensis (Exell) Meerts
  • Monotes hypoleucus f. oxyphyllinus (P.A.Duvign.) Meerts
Synonyms
Synonymy
    • Vatica africana var. hypoleuca Welw.

    synonyms of var. angolensis:

    • Monotes angolensis De Wild.
    • Monotes carrissoanus H.H.Bancr.
    • Monotes hypoleucus f. angolensis Meerts, Rougelot & Sosef
    • Monotes noldeae H.H.Bancr.
    • Monotes oblongifolius Hutch.

    synonyms of var. caloneurus:

    • Monotes caloneurus Gilg
    • Monotes caloneurus var. dawei (H.H.Bancr.) P.A.Duvign.
    • Monotes dawei H.H.Bancr.
    • Monotes elegans Gilg
    • Monotes schmitzii P.A.Duvign.

    synonyms of f. cordatus:

    • Monotes caloneurus f. cordatus (Hutch.) P.A.Duvign.
    • Monotes cordatus Hutch.
    • Monotes discolor var. cordatus (Hutch.) P.A.Duvign.
    • Monotes lukuluensis Hutch.

    synonyms of var. discolor:

    • Monotes discolor R.E.Fr.
    • Monotes discolor var. lanatus P.A.Duvign.
    • Monotes hypoleucus f. discolor Meerts, Rougelot & Sosef, nom. illeg. homonym. post.

    synonyms of var. hypoleucus:

    • Monotes kapiriensis De Wild.

    synonyms of var. loandensis:

    • Monotes loandensis Exell
    • Monotes loandensis var. griseotomentosus P.A.Duvign.

    synonyms of f. oxyphyllinus:

    • Monotes oxyphyllinus P.A.Duvign.

Monotes hypoleucus is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to south-central Africa, including Angola, the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is variable in form, and as a tree can grow up to 20 metres tall. It grows in semi-evergreen moist miombo woodland and wooded savanna, typically on sandy soils and occasionally on rocky hillsides, from 800 to 1,400 metres elevation. It grows with species of Brachystegia and Berlinia giorgii, Marquesia macroura, and Uapaca nitida.

It was first described as Vatica africana var. hypoleuca by Friedrich Welwitsch in 1869. In 1899 Ernest Friedrich Gilg described it as a full species, Monotes hypoleucus.

Seven forms and varieties are accepted:

References

  1. 1 2 Timberlake, J.R. (2019). "Monotes hypoleucus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T50762979A50762721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T50762979A50762721.en. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Monotes hypoleucus (Welw.) Gilg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Monotes hypoleucus var. angolensis (De Wild.) Meerts". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Monotes hypoleucus var. caloneurus (Gilg) Meerts". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Monotes hypoleucus f. cordatus (Hutch.) Meerts". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Monotes hypoleucus var. discolor (R.E.Fr.) Meerts". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Monotes hypoleucus var. hypoleucus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 "Monotes hypoleucus var. loandensis (Exell) Meerts". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Monotes hypoleucus f. oxyphyllinus (P.A.Duvign.) Meerts". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.