Monsonia
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Description
Monsonia consists of herbs or undershrubs often with simple stem from woody rootstock or deep tap root; leaves toothed or divided; flowers regular, petals 5, separate, tip broad, blunt or slightly notched, stamens in 5 groups with 3 stamens in each, one longer than others, ovary 5 lobed; fruit beaked.
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Taxonomy
As of July 2020, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts 27 species:
Distribution
Distributed in Africa, Western Asia and East India, approximately 40 species, approximately 21 in South Africa.
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