Monvillea

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cereeae
Subtribus: Cereinae
Genus: Monvillea
Species: M. amazonica – M. cavendishii – M. diffusa – M. euchlora – M. jaenensis – M. smithiana –

Name

Monvillea Britton & Rose (1920)

Type species: Monvillea cavendishii (Monv.) Britton & Rose

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Praecereus Buxb., Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen 44: 273 (1968)
- × Prillea M.H.J.van der Meer, Cact. Phantast. 2019(4)-1: 4. (2019)

Note: Korotkova et al. & CACO (2026) placed this genus in a synonymy with their interpretation of Praecereus c.f. POWO (2026). As WS can not take sides a separate taxon page should be created unless further evidence can be provided to support the above synonymy.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N., 1920. Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 2: 21

Additional references

Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Monvillea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Monvillea. Published online. Accessed: Apr 08 2021. Reference page.
Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Monvillea in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 02. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Monvillea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Apr 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Monvillea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 08. Reference page.

Vernacular names