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{{Taxobox
| name = Monvillea
| image = Monvillea_spegazzinii.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]
| tribe = [[Cereeae]]
| subtribe = [[Cereinae]]
| genus = '''Monvillea'''
| authority = Britton & Rose (1920)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). Slender, often decumbent columnar cacti.
}}

== Etymology ==
Named in honor of Monsieur Hippolyte Boissel de Monville, a 19th-century French cactus collector and expert.

== Description ==
'''Monvillea''' is characterized by slender, semi-erect or sprawling stems. 
* '''Stems''': Cylindrical, often bluish-green or marbled, with few ribs (usually 4-8).
* '''Flowers''': Large, nocturnal, and white or pinkish. A key feature is that the floral tube is nearly naked (lacking significant wool or scales).
* '''Fruits''': Ovoid to oblong, smooth, and typically red or purple when ripe. They contain juicy pulp.

== Distribution ==
* '''South America''': Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.

== Species List ==
Following the classification of Joël Lodé (2015):
* [[Monvillea cavendishii]]
* [[Monvillea chacoana]]
* [[Monvillea kroenleinii]]
* [[Monvillea phatnosperma]]
* [[Monvillea spegazzinii]] (Type species)
* [[Monvillea xanthlochlora]]
* [[Monvillea yungasensis]]

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Cactoideae]]
[[Category:Cereeae]]
[[Category:Cereinae]]