Monstera deliciosa

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Monsteroideae
Genus: Monstera
Species: Monstera deliciosa

Name[edit]

Monstera deliciosa Liebm., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1849:19. 1849

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic

Tornelia fragrans Gut. ex Schott, Gen. Aroid.: t. 74. 1858, nom. illeg.

Heterotypic

Monstera borsigiana K.Koch, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 5: 275. 1862.
Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana Engl., Pflanzenr., IV, 23B: 111. 1908.
Monstera deliciosa var. sierrana G.S.Bunting, Gentes Herb. 9: 320. 1965.
Monstera lennea K.Koch, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 277. 1852.
Monstera tacanaensis Matuda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. México, Bot. 43: 55. 1972.
Philodendron anatomicum Kunth, Index Seminum (B) 1847: 11. 1847.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Ascension; Cook Is.; Costa Rica; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panam; Seychelles; Society Is.; Trinidad-Tobago Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Liebmann, F.M. 1849. Calleæ. 2. Monstera deliciosa Liebm. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 1849: 19. BHL

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Monstera deliciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Monstera deliciosa. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 12 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Monstera deliciosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 12.
Tropicos.org 2018. Monstera deliciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Köstliches Fensterblatt
español: Cerimán
suomi: Jättipeikonlehti
français: Faux philodendron
日本語: ホウライショウ、モンステラ
Nederlands: Gatenplant
svenska: Monstera
ไทย: พลูฉีก
Türkçe: Devetabanı

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