Monolluma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Cladus: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Asclepiadoideae
Tribus: Ceropegieae
Subtribus: Stapeliinae
Genus: Monolluma
Species: M. cicatricosa – M. hexagona – M. quadrangula – M. socotrana – M. solenophora
Name

Monolluma Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 64. (1995)

Type species: Monolluma quadrangula (Forssk.) Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 65 (1995)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Cylindrilluma Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 62. (1995)
Sanguilluma Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 65. (1995)
Sulcolluma Plowes, Haseltonia 3: 61. (1995)

Note: A possible synonym of Ceropegia s.l. (Bruyns et al., 2017 & Hassler, 2022 c.f. Govaerts et al., 2022).
References

Plowes, D.C. 1995. Haseltonia 3: 64.
Bruyns, P.V., Klak, C. & Hanáček, P. 2017. A revised, phylogenetically-based concept of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae). South African Journal of Botany 112: 399–436. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2017.06.021 Open access Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Monolluma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 13. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Monolluma. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Monolluma. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 13 2022. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Monolluma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar. 2022. Reference page.

Monolluma is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1995.[2]
Species

As of June 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

Monolluma cicatricosa (Deflers) Plowes
Monolluma hexagona (Lavranos) Meve & Liede
Monolluma quadrangula (Forssk.) Plowes
Monolluma socotrana (Balf.f.) Meve & Liede
Monolluma solenophora (Lavranos) Meve & Liede

References

"Monolluma Plowes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
Plowes, Darrel C. H. 1995. Haseltonia 3: 64