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Monadenium elegans
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Monadenium
Description
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Physical Description
Size/Age/Growth
Size: 15-20' tall. 
Taxonomy
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  Kingdom: Plantae () - Plants 
    Phylum: Magnoliophyta () - Flowering Plants 
      Class: Magnoliopsida () - Dicotyledons 
        Order: Malpighiales () 
          Family: Scolioidea () 
            Genus: Monadenium () 
              Specific epithet: elegans - S.Carter 
                Botanical name: - Monadenium elegans S.Carter 

Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003
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Members of the genus Monadenium
There are approximately 107 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
M. 'Variegatum' · M. angolense · M. arborescens · M. bianoense · M. 
bodenghieniae · M. bodenghieriae · M. cannelli · M. cannellii · M. capitatum · 
M. catenatum · M. chevalieri · M. clarae · M. coccineum (Masai Spurge) · M. 
crenatum · M. crispum · M. cupricola · M. descampsii · M. dilunguense · M. 
discoideum · M. echinulatum · M. elegans (Monadenium) · M. ellenbeckii (Octopus 
Arms) · M. ellenbeckii f. caulopodium · M. ellenbeckii f. ellenbeckii · M. 
ellenbeckii forma caulopodium · M. ellenbeckii forma ellenbeckii · M. erubescens 
(Monadenium) · M. filiforme · M. friesii · M. fwambense · M. gillettii · M. 
gladiatum · M. globosum · M. goetzei · M. gracile · M. guentheri · M. 
hedigerianum · M. herbaceum · M. heteropodum · M. heteropodum var. formosum · M. 
heteropodum var. heteropodum · M. hirsutum · M. invenustum · M. invenustum var. 
angustum · M. invenustum var. invenustum · M. kaessneri · M. kimberleyanum · M. 
kundelunguense · M. laeve · M. le-testuanum · M. letestuanum · M. letestuanum 
var. letestuanum · M. letestuanum var. rotundifolium · M. lindenii · M. lugardae 
· M. lugarde · M. lugardiae · M. lunulatum · M. mafingense · M. mafingensis · M. 
magnificum (Monadenium) · M. mamfwense · M. montanum · M. nervosum · M. 
nudicaule · M. orobanchoides · M. orobanchoides var. calycinum · M. parviflorum 
· M. pedunculatum · M. petiolatum · M. pseudoracemosum · M. pseudoracemosum var. 
lorifolium · M. pseudoracemosum var. pseudoracemosum · M. pudibundum · M. 
pudibundum var. lanatum · M. pudibundum var. pudibundum · M. pudibundum var. 
rotundifolium · M. reflexum (Monadenium) · M. renneyi · M. rhizophorum · M. 
ritchei (Monadenium) · M. ritchiei · M. ritchiei marsabitense · M. ritchiei 
nyambense · M. ritchiei ritchiei · M. ritchiei subsp. marsabitense · M. ritchiei 
subsp. nyambense · M. rubellum · M. rugosum · M. schaijesii · M. schubei · M. 
shebeliense · M. simplex · M. spectabile (Monadenium) · M. spinescens 
(Monadenium) · M. spinulosum · M. stapelioides (Monadenium) · M. stapelioides f. 
congestum · M. stapelioides var. congestum · M. stapelioides var. stapelioides
Bibliography
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  Carter-Holmes, S. 1997. Completed data collection forms for 2 Tanzanian 
  Monadenium species. 
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Notes
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Contributors
  Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. 
  Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of 
  Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K. 
  Carter-Holmes, S. 1998. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened 
  Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. 
  World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Identifiers
  Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5971499 
  Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-129031 
  Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14256498 
  Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:933029-1 
  IUCN ID: 38913 
  Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 969935 
Last Revised: 2008-10-03 
 
 

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