Monotropastrum is a small genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Ericaceae. As currently circumscribed the group includes three species.The Plant List. Monotropastrum. Searched November 2011. http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Ericaceae/Monotropastrum/
Distribution The genus is found locally throughout much of southern and eastern Asia (Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sikkim, Thailand, and Vietnam).Haining, Q., Wallace, G.D. 2005. Monotropastrum. In Flora of China Vol. 14 (Apiaceae through Ericaceae). Eds. Wu, Z. Y., Raven, P.H., Hong, D.Y. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. http://www.efloras.org/volume_page.aspx?volume_id=2014&flora_id=2
Taxonomy Based on morphological and molecular analyses, Monotropastrum has been placed in the Ericaceae subfamily Monotropoideae, and the tribe Monotropeae.Kron, K.A., Judd, W.S., Stevens, P.F., Crayn, D.M., Anderberg, A.A., Gadek, P.A., Quinn, C.J., Luteyn, J.L. 2002. Phylogenetic classification of Ericaceae: molecular and morphological evidence. Botanical Review 68: 335-423.
List of species Monotropastrum humile (D.Don) H.Hara Monotropastrum sciaphilum (Andres) G.D. Wallace Monotropastrum kirishimense (Suetsugu) K. Suetsugu
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External links
Monotropastrum at The Plant List Monotropastrum at the Encyclopedia of Life Monotropastrum at the online Flora of China