Biology:Monstera minima
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Monstera minima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tracheophytes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Angiosperms |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Monocots |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Alismatales |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Araceae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Monstera |
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| Monstera minima Madison
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Monstera minima is a species of flowering plant in the genus Monstera of the arum family, Araceae. Its binomial name minima refers to its tiny foliage, and it is indeed the smallest of the Monstera species when it comes to leaf size. It is most easily distinguished from other species in the genus due to the fact that its peduncles are much longer than its leaves.[1]
Distribution
The species' native range is Panama to North west Colombia.[2] it is only found on the Caribbean coasts of these countries.[3]
References
- ↑ Madison, Michael (1977). "A REVISION OF MONSTERA (ARACEAE)". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (207): 72. ISSN 0195-6094. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41764722.
- ↑ "Monstera minima" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/163942-2.
- ↑ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Monstera%20minima.
Wikidata ☰ Q11785290 entry
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