Biology:Monstera membranacea
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Short description: Species of plant
| Monstera membranacea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Monstera |
| Species: | M. membranacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Monstera membranacea Madison
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Monstera membranacea is a species of flowering plant in the genus Monstera of the arum family, Araceae.
Description
The lamina is very thin and membranaceous, the spathe runs down the flower stalk for 3 – 8 cm. The fruit is green with the style portion falling off to show the seeds within a bright orange pulp. The seeds are spherical, with the S-shaped ridge forming a bump on the surface. The juvenile growth of M. membranacea is similar M. siltepecana, but features of the adults separate the species.[1]
Distribution
it is native to Costa Rica and west Panama.[2]
References
- ↑ "Monstera membranacea" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/163941-2. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ↑
Wikidata ☰ Q11785288 entry
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