Monnina

Monnina
Monnina xalapensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Tribe: Polygaleae
Genus: Monnina
Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms
  • Hebeandra Bonpl.
  • Pteromonnina (DC.) B.Eriksen

Monnina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae. There are 150 to 200 species distributed throughout the Americas from the United States to Patagonia. It was named after José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca.