Montiniaceae
Montinia

Montinia caryophyllacea Thunb.

First published in Physiogr. Sälsk. Handl. 1: 109 (1776)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Angola to Cape Prov. and SW. Botswana. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Launert, E. (ed.) (1978). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 1-658. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 3, 2008 Curtis, B.; Crawford, F. [08] Namibia K000450435 No
Oct 3, 2008 Curtis, B.; Crawford, F. [07] Namibia K000450436 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [6741] South Africa K004877348 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000311188 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BRIB377] Namibia K004877318 Yes
Zeyher [544] South Africa K000311175 Unknown Type Material Yes
van der Merwe, P. [22-11] South Africa K004877338 No
[P.J. Grobler] [22210] South Africa K004877360 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [12956] K004877356 Yes
Verdoorn; Dyer [1806] South Africa K004877347 Yes
Pappe [s.n.] South Africa K000311186 Unknown Type Material Yes
K000311187 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [5152] South Africa K004877362 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3618] Namibia K004877342 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6744] K004877349 Yes
Story, R. [5665] Namibia K004877326 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1554A] South Africa K004877353 Yes
Schlechter [[11288]] South Africa K004877344 Yes
Strohbach, B. [2387] Namibia K004877355 Yes
Bohnen, P. [8342] South Africa K004877363 Yes
Schlechter [11289] South Africa K004877343 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [s.n.] Namibia K004877328 Yes
Thom. [679] South Africa K000311184 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tolken, H.; Hardy, D. [643] Namibia K004877361 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [839] South Africa K004877346 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4547] Namibia K004877327 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [5843] South Africa K004877351 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [7351] South Africa K004877352 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] South Africa K000311195 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4260] South Africa K004877332 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1554] South Africa K004877354 Yes
Rycroft, H.B. South Africa K:SPC-16116.000 No
Engler, A. [6380] Namibia K004877323 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.D. [2288] Namibia K004877341 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9633] Namibia K004877324 Yes
Story, R. [5667] Namibia K004877325 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [9197] Namibia K004877319 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BRIB440] South Africa K004877321 Yes
[E. Jonkert] [80] Namibia K004877314 Yes
Brown, R.C. [34] Botswana K000511228 No
VanBreda [755] South Africa K004877358 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6830] K004877350 Yes
Ortendahl, I. [689] Namibia K004877330 Yes
Oliver, E.G.H. [4668] South Africa K004877322 Yes
von Koenen, E. [54] Namibia K004877315 Yes
Craven, P. [1457] Namibia K004877333 Yes
Ecklon [244] South Africa K000311185 Unknown Type Material No
Bos, J.J. [467] South Africa K004877364 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [4604] Namibia K004877335 Yes
Ortendahl, I. [143] Namibia K004877331 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [8281] K004877334 Yes
Schlechter [11288] South Africa K004877345 Yes
[93] K000311194 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scharf, H.T. [1266] South Africa K004877320 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [2467] Namibia K004877316 Yes
Garside, S. [4596] South Africa K004877340 Yes
Ecklon [s.n.] South Africa K000311173 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9660] Namibia K004877329 Yes
de Winter, B.; Leistner, O.A. [5228] Namibia K004877337 Yes
Hargreaves, B.J. [6962] Botswana K000511226 No
Brown, R.C. [34] Botswana K000511227 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [9304] K004877336 Yes
Winter, D.; Hardy [7946] Namibia K004877359 Yes
Phillips, E.P. [7573] South Africa K004119012 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] South Africa K000311174 Unknown Type Material Yes
[V. Cheadle] [741] South Africa K004877339 Yes
VanBreda [758] South Africa K004877357 Yes
Bayliss, R.D.A. [BRIB329] Namibia K004877317 Yes
Garside, S. [4699] South Africa Montinia acris K:SPC-26554.000 No
Garside, S. [4596] South Africa Montinia acris K:SPC-26087.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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