Monophyllaea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.^[1] All the species only have one leaf. ^{[citation needed]} It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

• Monophyllaea albicalyx (A. Weber)
• Monophyllaea andersonii (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea anthocrena (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea brevipes (S.Moore)
• Monophyllaea burttiana (R. Kiew)
• Monophyllaea caulescens (B.L. Burtt)
• Monophyllaea chinii (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea cupiflora (B.L. Burtt +)
• Monophyllaea elongata (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea eymae (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea fissilis (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea furcipila (Ohwi)
• Monophyllaea glabra (Ridley)^[2]
• Monophyllaea glandulosa (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea glauca (C.B. Clarke +)
• Monophyllaea hendersonii (B. L. Burtt) A. Weber
• Monophyllaea hirtella (Miq.)
• Monophyllaea hirticalyx (Franch. +)
• Monophyllaea horsfieldii (R. Brown)
• Monophyllaea hottae (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea insignis (B.L. Burtt +)
• Monophyllaea kostermansii (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea leuserensis (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea longipes (Kraenzl.)
• Monophyllaea merrilliana (Kraenzl.)
• Monophyllaea musangensis (A. Weber)
• Monophyllaea papuana (Lauterb.)
• Monophyllaea pendula (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea ramosa (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea sarangica (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea selaborensis (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea singularis (Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.) B.L. Burtt +
• Monophyllaea stellata (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea tenuis (B.L.Burtt)
• Monophyllaea tetrasepala (B.L. Burtt)
• Monophyllaea wildeana (B.L. Burtt)

Quick Facts Monophyllaea, Scientific classification ...

Monophyllaea
One-leaf Plant (Monophyllaea glauca). Each leaf is a separate plant. The whole plant consists of only one leaf.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Gesneriaceae
Subfamily:	Didymocarpoideae
Genus:	Monophyllaea Benn. & R.Br.
Species
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