Monvillea

Monvillea is a genus of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to South America.^[2] The genus was established by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1920.^[1]

Monvillea
Monvillea saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
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

Species

As of November 2024^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[2]

• Monvillea amazonica (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose
• Monvillea diffusa Britton & Rose
• Monvillea euchlora (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.
• Monvillea jaenensis Rauh & Backeb.
• Monvillea saxicola (Morong) A.Berger
• Monvillea smithiana (Britton & Rose) Backeb.