Monoculus

Monoculus is a genus of succulent plants in the pot marigold tribe within the sunflower family, split from the genus Osteospermum by Bertil Nordenstam in 2006.[1][2]

This article is about the plant genus. For the newsletter, see World Association of Copepodologists.

Monoculus
Monoculus hyoseroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Calenduleae
Genus: Monoculus
B.Nord.
Species
  • Monoculus hyoseroides (DC.) B.Nord.
  • Monoculus monstrosus (Burm.f.) B.Nord.

The two recognised species occur in the Western Cape of South Africa, with one species (M. monstrosus) extending into Namibia.[1][3]

References
  1. Bertil Nordenstam (2006). "Generic revisions in the tribe Calenduleae (Compositae)". Compositae Newsletter. Swedish Museum of Natural History. 44: 38–49.
  2. The International Plant Names Index
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist


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