Monotes katangensis

Monotes katangensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Genus: Monotes
Species:
M. katangensis
Binomial name
Monotes katangensis
(De Wild.) De Wild.
Synonyms
  • Vatica africana var. glomerata Oliv.
  • Vatica katangensis De Wild.
  • Monotes glandulosissimus Hutch.
  • Monotes obliquinervis Hutch.

Monotes katangensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia in south-central Africa. It grows up to 14 metres tall. It grows in miombo woodland, on hillsides and rocky outcrops, from 780 to 1,400 metres elevation.

The species was first described as Vatica katangensis by Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman in 1902. In 1913 De Wildeman placed the species in genus Monotes as M. katangensis.

References

  1. 1 2 Hills, R. (2021). "Monotes katangensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T50763011A50763015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T50763011A50763015.en. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Monotes katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2026.