Monrosia

Monrosia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Monrosia
Grondona[1]
species[1]

Monrosia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It includes two species native to northwestern Argentina:[1]

The genus was first described in 1949 by Eduardo M. Grondona to contain a single species, Monrosia pterolopha.[1] A second species, M. sanjuanensis, was described in 2020.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Monrosia Grondona". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Monrosia sanjuanensis Agust.Martinez & J.F.B.Pastore". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2025.