Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Malvales

Dipterocarpaceae - Monotes family

Duvigneaud, P. (1960-1) Dipterocarpaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2)

Meerts, P. (2017) Dipterocarpaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique

Description of the family

Trees or shrubs. Stipules present. Leaves alternate, petiolate, entire, with an extra-floral nectary at the base of the midrib on the upper leaf surface (appearing as a pale or dark, often reddish, circular patch). Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. Sepals 5, accrescent. Petals 5. Stamens numerous. Ovary superior, (1-)3-locular. Carpels 3, 2-ovulate. Fruit 1-seeded, indehiscent, surrounded by the 5 large wings of the accrescent calyx.

Worldwide: 16 genera and 680 species, tropical, especially Malesia.

Zimbabwe: 1 genus and 3 taxa.

Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family

Genus	Content
Monotes A. DC.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Dipterocarpaceae:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Dipterocarpaceae
Flora of Burundi: Dipterocarpaceae
Flora of the DRC: Dipterocarpaceae
Flora of Malawi: Dipterocarpaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Dipterocarpaceae
Flora of Zambia: Dipterocarpaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dipterocarpaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dipterocarpaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dipterocarpaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dipterocarpaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Dipterocarpaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dipterocarpaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Dipterocarpaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dipterocarpaceae
Wikipedia: Dipterocarpaceae
Plants of the World Online: Dipterocarpaceae
Tropicos: Dipterocarpaceae