Monotes sp. B

Meerts, Pierre, Rougelot, Quentin & Sosef, Marc, 2017, Revision of the genus Monotes (Dipterocarpaceae) in D. R. Congo, with implications for Angola and its distinction from Marquesia, Phytotaxa 308 (2), pp. 151-205 : 196

14. Monotes sp. B “ near pearsonii ”

Diagnosis:— Differs from Monotes pearsonii in having broader leaves, uniformously maroon when dry, with completely glabrous areoles below; the pubescence pattern and reticulation of the upper surface is similar to that of M. pearsonii .

Distribution: —Upper Katanga. Endemic of D.R. Congo.

Habitat and ecology: —Miombo woodland.

Specimens examined:—D.R. CONGO. Upper Katanga: Kasompi ouest, forêt claire sur terre rouge profonde, S du gisement, 27 July 1956, Duvigneaud & Timperman 2136 ( BRLU!) ; entre Jadotville (Likasi) et Shinkolobwe , forêt de plateau à Brachystegia utilis , sur schiste, 28 December 1959, Duvigneaud 4791M2 ( BRLU!) ; Luishia , forêt claire de pente enrochée à Brachystegia utilis , 28 January 1960, Duvigneaud 5292M ( BRLU!) .

Discussion: —This taxon might be a variety of Monotes pearsonii with glabrous areoles on the lower surface of the leaf. It is also reminiscent of M. africanus , from which it differs mainly by the pubescent upper surface of the leaf and the broader leaves.