| Monotropastrum | |
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| Monotropastrum humile | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Monotropoideae |
| Tribe: | Monotropeae |
| Genus: | Monotropastrum Andres |
Monotropastrum is a small genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Ericaceae. As currently circumscribed the group includes two species.
Distribution
The genus is found locally throughout much of southern and eastern Asia (Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sikkim, Thailand, and Vietnam).
Taxonomy
Based on morphological and molecular analyses, Monotropastrum has been placed in the Ericaceae subfamily Monotropoideae, and the tribe Monotropeae.
List of species
- Monotropastrum humile (D.Don) H.Hara
- Monotropastrum sciaphilum (Andres) G.D. Wallace
References
- The Plant List. Monotropastrum. Searched November 2011. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Ericaceae/Monotropastrum/
- Haining, Q., Wallace, G.D. 2005. Monotropastrum. In Flora of China Vol. 14 (Apiaceae through Ericaceae). Eds. Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P.H., Hong, D.Y. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. http://www.efloras.org/volume_page.aspx?volume_id=2014&flora_id=2
- Kron, K.A., Judd, W.S., Stevens, P.F., Crayn, D.M., Anderberg, A.A., Gadek, P.A., Quinn, C.J., Luteyn, J.L. 2002. Phylogenetic classification of Ericaceae: molecular and morphological evidence. Botanical Review 68: 335-423.
External links
- Monotropastrum at The Plant List
- Monotropastrum at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Monotropastrum at the online Flora of China
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