Monsonia sect. Sarcocaulon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Geraniales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Geraniales

Familia: Geraniaceae
Genus: Monsonia
Sectio: Monsonia sect. Sarcocaulon
Species: M. burmannii – M. camdeboensis – M. ciliata – M. crassicaulis – M. flavescens – M. herrei – M. inermis – M. marlothii – M. mossamedensis – M. multifida – M. patersonii – M. peniculina – M. salmoniflora – M. spinosa – M. vanderietiae

Name

• Monsonia sect. Sarcocaulon DC., Prodr. 1: 638. 1824.
  • Lectotype species:  Monsonia burmannii DC.
    

Note: See Govaerts et al. (2021) for an alternative valid view of these combinations.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Sarcocaulon (DC.) Sweet, Hortus Brit. 73. (1827) separate taxon page available, reflecting alternate taxonomic opinion.

Note:

The type species Monsonia burmannii DC., is sometimes regarded as illegitimate. The name is legitimate as a nom. nov. for Geranium spinosum Burm.f. as Monsonia spinosa had been used previously by L'Hérier (1792). However, it has not been validly published as this name and so still must be regarded as illegitimate or at best an unplaced name. The taxon page is retained but without references.

References

• De Candolle, A.P. (1824) 1: 638 [1].
• Phillips, E.P. (1951) Gen. S. African Fl. Pl., ed. 2, 430.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sarcocaulon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 29. Reference page.