Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Alismatales > Araceae > Monstera

Monstera (monstera) with Relationships

Synonyms: Serangium; Tornelia

Wikipedia Abstract

Monstera is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The genus is named from the Latin word for "monstrous" or "abnormal", and refers to the unusual leaves with natural holes that members of the genus have.
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Species

Monstera adansonii (Adanson's monstera) (Attributes)
Monstera deliciosa (tarovine) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0