Monotes hutchinsonianus Exell

16. Monotes hutchinsonianus Exell View in CoL

Monotes hutchinsonianus Exell (1932) View in CoL 219. — Syntypes: Gossweiler 9581 (BM, COI, K, LISC), Angola, Malange, 27 Dec. 1930.

Shrub or tree. Leaves 9 –14 by 5 –10 cm, elliptical or obovate-elliptical, rounded to cordate at the base, emarginate at the apex; with 10–12 pairs of lateral nerves; upper surface with a sparse indumentum of simple hairs; lower surface with the midrib and lateral nerves covered with penicillate and simple flexuous hairs, veins covered with flexuous hairs, interreticular areoles glabrous; petiole 1.8–2.5 cm long. Inflorescences axillary, up to 10 cm long, many-flowered. Flowers with sepals c. 3 mm long, stellate-tomentellous, petals c. 9 mm long, sericeous; anthers with a long triangular appendage at the apex. Fruits unknown.

Ecology — In open subxerophilous scrub; altitude 1000 m.

Distribution — Endemic to northern Angola. – MA: Gossweiler 9581 (COI, LISC).

Conservation status — The species is only known from a single location. Since the same area was surveyed several times after the species was described, and there are no further collections known, it can be considered as rare. It should be classified as vulnerable by having a very small and restricted population (VU D2).

Note — This is a poorly known species, from which only the type is known. The leaves of this species share characters with M. adenophyllus subsp. delevoyi , but have a denser indumentum and the veins are more prominent in the lower surface.