An example of a monotypic species is the Hyacinth Macaw. From LearnThat.org.
Also, the monotypic genus Renschia is a strict endemic. From Wordnik.com. [Somali montane xeric woodlands] Reference
Numerous palms occur here as well, and often in monotypic stands. From Wordnik.com. [Orinoco Delta swamp forests] Reference
The majority of the fifty endemic plant genera are also monotypic. From Wordnik.com. [South Western Ghats montane rain forests] Reference
Alpine grasshoppers are common and include four monotypic endemic genera. From Wordnik.com. [Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia] Reference
The palm Copernicia alba sometimes occurs in monotypic stands in this habitat. From Wordnik.com. [Pantanal] Reference
Kauri trees can grow in monotypic stands, but they also occur in mixed forests. From Wordnik.com. [Northland temperate kauri forests] Reference
Of the 43 monotypic genera recorded to date, 28 are locally endemic to the area. From Wordnik.com. [Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia] Reference
The hotspot holds at least 28 endemic plant genera, most of which are monotypic. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the coastal forests of Eastern Africa] Reference
Succulents are common, and the monotypic Puntia genus is found in this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Hobyo grasslands and shrublands] Reference
Of the 32 genera of trees exclusive to the Valdivian forest, 26 (81%) are monotypic. From Wordnik.com. [Valdivian temperate forests] Reference
Endemic genera include Cerochlamys, Gibbaeum, and the monotypic Muirii and Zeuktophyllum. From Wordnik.com. [Succulent Karoo] Reference
Of the endemic genera 75 per cent are monotypic and none contain more than a few species. From Wordnik.com. [Queensland tropical rain forests] Reference
The monotypic genera suggest a Tertiary origin with probable extinction of linking forms. From Wordnik.com. [Sahara desert] Reference
Jamaican endemic plant genera include Portlandia and Jacaima – an endemic monotypic genus. From Wordnik.com. [Jamaican dry forests] Reference
There are four endemic monotypic genera: Habroptila, Melitorgrais, Lycocorax, and Semioptera. From Wordnik.com. [Halmahera rain forests] Reference
The palms are a particularly unique group, with 6 endemics classified into 6 monotypic genera. From Wordnik.com. [Granitic Seychelles forests] Reference
Two genera, Srilankamys and Feroculus, are monotypic and are strictly endemic to this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Sri Lanka montane rain forests] Reference
Two plant families are endemic to the hotspot: the Circaeasteraceae and the monotypic Acanthochlamydaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the mountains of Southwest China] Reference
In the Arakan area, Melocanna baccifera grows almost monotypic stands and may inhibit forest regeneration. From Wordnik.com. [Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests] Reference
The monotypic endemic dragonfly Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides breeds in the mud surrounding buttongrass tussocks. From Wordnik.com. [Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia] Reference
There are ten bird species in this ecoregion that are found nowhere else on Earth, including a monotypic bird genus. From Wordnik.com. [Buru rain forests] Reference
The fire-resistant paper bark tree (Melaleuca cajuputi) is common and grows in nearly monotypic stands in dry areas. From Wordnik.com. [Buru rain forests] Reference
The monotypic amphibian Bryobatrachus nimbus is found only in the southern, lowland moist forests of this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Tasmanian temperate rain forests] Reference
Nothofagus, sometimes in monotypic stands, is conspicuous in the moss-covered mid - and upper zones of the ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Southeastern Papuan rain forests] Reference
There are some areas in the savanna where the moriche palm (Mauritia flexosa) forms monotypic stands known as morichal. From Wordnik.com. [Orinoco wetlands] Reference
In addition, the white-rumped kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus) is the sole representative of an endemic monotypic genus. From Wordnik.com. [Lesser Sundas deciduous forests] Reference
The Salim Ali fruit bat (Latidens salimalii) and the rodent Platacanthomys lasiurus represent monotypic, endemic genera. From Wordnik.com. [South Western Ghats montane rain forests] Reference
Nypa fruticans may form vast monotypic stands, but the Nypa zone also includes Xylocarpus granatum and Heritiera littoralis. From Wordnik.com. [New Guinea mangroves] Reference
Monilaria spp., and Oophytum spp. in the Namaqualand-Namib Domain, and Gibbaeum spp. and monotypic Muirii in the Little Karoo. From Wordnik.com. [Succulent Karoo] Reference
There are also three endemic genera, all snakes: Calamorhabdium, with two species, and Rabdion and Cyclotyphlops, both monotypic. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in Wallacea] Reference
(Leguminosae, Subfamily Papilionoideae) is a monotypic genus formerly classified as Ougeinia oojeinensis and Dalbergia ougeinesis. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
This small island ecoregion contains sixteen bird species, including a monotypic bird genus, that are found nowhere else on Earth. From Wordnik.com. [Seram rain forests] Reference
IKE Leuchtenbergia, this genus is monotypic, and it is also rare, difficult to cultivate, and exceptionally interesting in structure. From Wordnik.com. [Cactus Culture for Amateurs Being Descriptions of the Various Cactuses Grown in This Country, With Full and Practical Instructions for Their Successful Cultivation] Reference
The endemic and monotypic Dirachma socotrana is considered Vulnerable by IUCN while Croton pachyclados survives only in one location. From Wordnik.com. [Socotra Island xeric shrublands] Reference
Nothofagus, sometimes in monotypic stands, is conspicuous in the moss-covered upper montane forest, which begins at about 1,500 meters. From Wordnik.com. [Central Range montane rain forests] Reference
High concentrations of endemic monotypic genera and primitive plant families reflect the refugial nature of many parts of the ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Queensland tropical rain forests] Reference
Most of the lower Blackbird Creek estuary has been overrun by phragmites, forming a dense, monotypic cover over vast expanses of wetlands. From Wordnik.com. [Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve] Reference
Varanidae is monotypic, containing only the genus Varanus. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Global climate change causing decline in lizard species] Reference
Acacia albida Del.) is a monotypic genus in the legume subfamily Mimosoidae. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
On Annobon, there is a monotypic endemic genus. From Wordnik.com. [Sao Tome and Principe moist lowland forests] Reference
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