Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Lamiales
Genus:
Species:
aphylla
ID:
1139801

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Miers) Hauman

Source:
tro

Year:
1913

Citation Micro:
Anales Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Buenos Aires 24: 418 (1913)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001139139



Common Names

  • Monttea aphylla
  • African Tea Plant
  • African Tea


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Description

Monttea aphylla (also called Leafless Monttea, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub native to South Africa. It has a woody stem and oval-shaped leaves. It grows in dry grasslands and rocky slopes.

Uses & Benefits

Monttea aphylla is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It can also be used to attract birds and butterflies.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Monttea aphylla is a small white or pinkish flower with five petals. The seed is a small, dark brown nut-like seed. The seedlings are small and have a single stem with two or three leaves.

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Where to Find Monttea aphylla

Monttea aphylla can be found in South Africa.

Species in the Plantaginaceae family

Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum, Adenosma annamense, Adenosma bracteosum, Adenosma camphoratum, Adenosma cordifolium, Adenosma debilis, Adenosma elsholtzioides, Adenosma glutinosum, Adenosma hirsutum, Adenosma indianum, Adenosma inopinatum, Adenosma javanicum, Adenosma macrophyllum, Adenosma malabaricum, Adenosma microcephalum, Adenosma muelleri, Adenosma nelsonioides, Adenosma papuana, Adenosma punctata, Adenosma retusilobum, Adenosma subrepens, Adenosma ternata, Adenosma thorelii, Agathelpis adunca, Agathelpis brevifolia, Agathelpis mucronata, Albraunia foveopilosa, Albraunia fugax, Albraunia psilosperma, Anamaria heterophylla, Anarrhinum bellidifolium, Anarrhinum corsicum, Anarrhinum duriminium, Anarrhinum forsskaolii, Anarrhinum fruticosum, Anarrhinum intermedium, Anarrhinum laxiflorum, Anarrhinum longipedicellatum, Anarrhinum orientale, Anarrhinum pedatum, Anarrhinum forskaohlii, Ancistrostylis harmandii, Angelonia acuminatissima, Angelonia alternifolia, Angelonia angustifolia, Angelonia arguta, Angelonia biflora, Angelonia bisaccata, Angelonia blanchetii, Angelonia campestris,

References

Lucien Leon Hauman (1880-1965): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Hauman' in the authors string.
John Miers (1789-1879): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Miers' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164171-2: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].