Monotropeae

Allotropa virgata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Monotropoideae
Tribus: Monotropeae
Genera: Allotropa – Cheilotheca – Eremotropa – Hemitomes – Monotropa – Monotropastrum – Monotropsis – Pityopus – Pleuricospora

Name

Monotropeae Dumort., Anal. Fam. Pl.: 47. (1829)

• Type genus: Monotropa L. Sp. Pl. 1: 387. (1753)

References

• Dumortier, B.C.J. 1829. Analyse des Familles de Plantes 47.
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Monotropeae. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 21 2016. Reference page.
• Neyland, R. & Merchant, M. 2011. The Phylogenetic Position Of Subfamily Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) Inferred From Large Ribosomal Subunit (26S) rRNA Gene DNA Sequences. 56(2-3): 190. Full text PDF
• Zhao, Q.R., Zhou J., Peng H. & Liu Z.W. 2019. Resurrection of the East Asian genus Eremotropa (Monotropoideae, Ericaceae), based on molecular and morphological data. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 57(1): 75–80. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12429 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Ghost Plants

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