Monstera

Also known as Serangium, Tornelia

Monstera is a genus of 59 species of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae, native to tropical regions of central and south America.

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Monstera is a genus of plants within the family Araceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, and order Alismatales. The genus was described by Adanson in 1763 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Common names for the genus include monstera, Peikonlehdet, Monsterasläktet, and Devetabanı.

The genus has been introduced to various locations, including Ascension, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cook Is., Korea, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, and Society Is. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the genus in Mexico, the Philippines, the United States, Costa Rica, and Brazil. These records are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, CICY, ECOSUR, UNICACH, and INECOL.

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Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae

Native toBelize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana

Observations recorded34,896

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 946
With media: 886
Family: Araceae
Collections: UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CICY, ECOSUR, UNICACH, INECOL, IBUNAM
Recorded in: Mexico, Philippines, United States, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Araceae
Image: Monstera under HortiPower grow light.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Monstera
Commons category: Monstera
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7782
topic's main category: Category:Monstera
Commons gallery: Monstera
taxon common name: 龟背竹属
different from: Serangium

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Description
Growth pattern
Leaves
Inflorescence
Cultivation and care
Species
References
External links

Monstera is a genus of 59 species of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae, native to tropical regions of central and south America.

== Etymology == The genus is named from the Latin word for "monstrous" or "abnormal", and refers to the unusual leaves with natural holes, or fenestrations (slits) and perforations (holes), that most members of the genus have.

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