Monsonia
| Monsonia | |
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| Monsonia emarginata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Geraniaceae |
| Genus: | Monsonia L. |
Monsonia is a genus of plants in the family Geraniaceae. It is named after Lady Anne Monson, 1714–76, known for her botanical knowledge and plant collecting in the Cape.
Description[]
Monsonia consists of herbs or undershrubs often with simple stem from woody rootstock or deep tap rot; leaves toothed or divided; flowers regular, petals 5, separate, tip broad, blunt or slightly notched, stamens in 5 groups with 3 stamens in each, one longer than others, ovary 5 lobed; fruit beaked.
Taxonomy[]
Species[]
As of July 2020, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 27 species:[1]
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Distribution[]
Distributed in Africa, Western Asia and East India, approximately 40 species, approximately 21 in South Africa.[2][3]
Gallery[]
Monsonia attenuata
Monsonia umbellata
Monsonia praemorsa seeds.
Monsonia angustifolia seeds.
References[]
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