Pseudomonotes is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Dipterocarpaceae.[1] It contains a single species Pseudomonotes tropenbosii, which is endemic to the Amazon rainforest of Colombia.[1][2]

Pseudomonotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Dipterocarpaceae
Subfamily: Monotoideae
Genus: Pseudomonotes
A.C.Londoño, E.Alvarez & Forero
Species:
P. tropenbosii
Binomial name
Pseudomonotes tropenbosii
A.C.Londoño, E.Alvarez & Forero

References edit

  1. ^ a b Londono, A. Catalina; Alvarez, Esteban; Forero, Enrique; Morton, Cynthia M. (1995). "A New Genus and Species of Dipterocarpaceae from the Neotropics. I. Introduction, Taxonomy, Ecology, and Distribution". Brittonia. 47 (3): 225. doi:10.2307/2807116.
  2. ^ Ghazoul, Jaboury (2016). Dipterocarp Biology, Ecology, and Conservation. Oxford University Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780199639656.