Biology:Monstera dubia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Monstera dubia
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Juvenile M. dubia leaves
Scientific classification edit
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

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] This transformation is an example of leaf dimorphism.[3] Dubia refers to dubious, because authors were not certain that the species fell within the genus Marcgravia, where it was initially placed.[4]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q11785280 entry