Monotes dawei H.H.Bancr.

10. Monotes dawei H.H.Bancr. View in CoL

Monotes dawei H.H.Bancr. (1936a) 43. — Type: Dawe 324 (holo K, seen in JSTOR), Angola, Bié, Libolo, Longa river , Dec. 1921.

Tree 10 –15 m tall. Leaves 8.5–13 by 4 –7 cm, elliptical to obovate-elliptical; rounded to slightly emarginate at the apex, rounded at the base; upper surface with stellate and simple hairs, basal gland elliptical; lower surface with a dense indumentum of short curled hairs, less dense in the areoles, 14–18 pairs of lateral nerves; petiole 1.1–1.7 cm long. Inflorescences axillary 4– 5.5 cm long. Flowers with sepals c. 4 mm long, tomentellous, petals c. 10 mm long, anthers with a short triangular appendage at the apex. Fruits c. 1 cm diam; wings elliptical 2– 3.5 by 1.1–1.8 cm.

Ecology — In dry forest; altitude 1200–1500 m.

Distribution — Endemic to the south-east of Angola. – CC: Baum 925 (COI); Dawe 324 (K).

Conservation status — The species is known from two collections only. As no other collections are known from the same locality, it should be considered as Data Deficient with insufficient information (DD 3).

Note — This is a poorly known species, only the specimens cited in the protologue being known. Comparing the specimen Baum 925 to specimens of the nearest species, M. caloneurus , the distinctive characters referred by Bancroft (1936a) are consistent. So, even though it is poorly known, M. dawei must be maintained as a species.