Monstera dubia

Monstera dubia is a species of plant in the genus Monstera native to Central and South America.[1] M. dubia is known for the dramatic transformation its foliage makes as it climbs from seed stage on the forest floor, to shingling closely up a host tree trunk or other surface, until mature leaves with fenestrations similar to Monstera deliciosa appear.[2]

Monstera dubia
Juvenile M. dubia leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Monstera
Species:
M. dubia
Binomial name
Monstera dubia
(Kunth) Engl. & K.Krause

References

  1. "Monstera dubia (Kunth) Engl. & K.Krause in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 23B: 117 (1908).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, pp. 191–192, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
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