Monotes adenophyllus is a species of flowering plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to south-central Africa, where it ranges from western and southwestern Tanzania through northern Zambia and the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to northern Angola. As a small tree it grows from 4 to 8 (12) metres tall. It grows in miombo woodland and bushy or wooded savanna, often on shallow rocky or lateritic soils, from 840 to 1,500 metres elevation.
Three subdivisions are accepted: Monotes adenophyllus var. adenophyllus – western and southwestern Tanzania, northern Zambia, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Angola Monotes adenophyllus f. albidus – southern Democratic Republic of the Congo Monotes adenophyllus var. homblei – western Tanzania, northern Zambia, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Angola
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