# Monvillea

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Genus of cacti

Monvillea Monvillea saxicola Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Subtribe: Cereinae Genus: Monvillea Britton & Rose[1] Species See text. Synonyms[2] Praecereus Buxb. × Prillea M.H.J.van der Meer

***Monvillea*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [flowering plant](/source/Flowering_plant) in the [cactus](/source/Cactus) family Cactaceae, native to South America.[2] The genus was established by [Nathaniel Lord Britton](/source/Nathaniel_Lord_Britton) and [Joseph Nelson Rose](/source/Joseph_Nelson_Rose) in 1920.[1]

## Species

As of November 2024[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monvillea&action=edit), [Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) accepted the following species:[2]

- *[Monvillea amazonica](/source/Monvillea_amazonica)* (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose

- *[Monvillea diffusa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monvillea_diffusa&action=edit&redlink=1)* Britton & Rose

- *[Monvillea euchlora](/source/Monvillea_euchlora)* (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.

- *[Monvillea jaenensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monvillea_jaenensis&action=edit&redlink=1)* Rauh & Backeb.

- *[Monvillea saxicola](/source/Monvillea_saxicola)* (Morong) A.Berger

- *[Monvillea smithiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monvillea_smithiana&action=edit&redlink=1)* (Britton & Rose) Backeb.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IPNI_295052-2_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IPNI_295052-2_1-1) ["*Monvillea* Britton & Rose"](http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=295052-2), *[The International Plant Names Index](/source/International_Plant_Names_Index)*, retrieved 2025-11-28

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-POWO_295052-2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-POWO_295052-2_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-POWO_295052-2_2-2) ["*Monvillea* Britton & Rose"](http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295052-2), *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*, [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_Kew), retrieved 2025-11-28

Taxon identifiers Monvillea Wikidata: Q14944612 Wikispecies: Monvillea GBIF: 7279835 GRIN: 15441 IPNI: 295052-2 IRMNG: 1073013 ITIS: 907166 NCBI: 1001082 Open Tree of Life: 477363 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:295052-2 Tropicos: 40022621 WFO: wfo-4000024811 Praecereus Wikidata: Q148616 Wikispecies: Praecereus CoL: 6VBP EoL: 5194926 GBIF: 7283884 GRIN: 16066 iNaturalist: 442576 IPNI: 290902-2 IRMNG: 1034226 ITIS: 907014 NCBI: 983930 Open Tree of Life: 699558 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:290902-2 Tropicos: 40015661 WFO: wfo-4000031073

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