Montiopsis

LyalliaClassification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Montiaceae
Genus: Montiopsis
Species: M. andicola – M. berteroana – M. capitata – M. cistiflora – M. copiapina – M. cumingii – M. demissa – M. gayana – M. gilliesii – M. glomerata – M. modesta – M. parviflora – M. polycarpoides – M. potentilloides – M. ramosissima – M. sericea – M. trifida – M. umbellata
Name

Montiopsis Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 14. (1898)

Type species: Montiopsis cumingii (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford Phytologia 74(4): 275. (1993) originally designated as Montiopsis boliviana Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3[3]: 14. (1898)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Calandriniopsis E.Franz Beitr. Kenntn. Portulacac. & Basellac.: Inaug. Diss. 23. (1908)

References

Kuntze, C.E. 1898. Revisio Generum Plantarum 3(3): 14.
Hassler, M. 2017. Montiopsis. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Apr. 2. Reference page.
Hershkovitz, M.A. 1993. Revised circumscriptions and subgeneric taxonomies of Calandrinia and Montiopsis (Portulacaceae) with notes on phylogeny of the portulacaceous alliance. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 80(2): 333-365. DOI: 10.2307/2399789 Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Montiopsis. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 14 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Montiopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Apr. 2017.

Montiopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae.[1]

Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.[1]

The genus name of Montiopsis is in honour of Giuseppe Monti (1682–1760), an Italian chemist and botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Revis. Gen. Pl. Vol.3 (Issue 2) on page 14 in 1898.[1]
Known species

According to Kew:[1]

Montiopsis andicola (Gillies) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis berteroana (Phil.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis capitata (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis cistiflora (Gillies ex Arn.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis copiapina (Phil.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis cumingii (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis demissa (Phil.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis gayana (Barnéoud) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis gilliesii (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis glomerata (Phil.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis modesta (Phil.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis parviflora (Phil.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis polycarpoides (Phil.) Peralta
Montiopsis potentilloides (Barnéoud) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis ramosissima (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis sericea (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis trifida (Hook. & Arn.) D.I.Ford
Montiopsis umbellata (Ruiz & Pav.) D.I.Ford

References

"Montiopsis Kuntze | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.