Monvillea

Monvillea
Monvillea saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Subtribe:	Cereinae
Genus:	Monvillea Britton & Rose
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Praecereus Buxb. × Prillea M.H.J.van der Meer

Monvillea is a genus of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to South America. The genus was established by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1920.

Species

As of November 2024^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

• Monvillea amazonica (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
• Monvillea diffusa Britton & Rose
• Monvillea euchlora (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.
• Monvillea jaenensis Rauh & Backeb.
• Monvillea saxicola (Morong) A.Berger
• Monvillea smithiana (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

References

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