Biology:Monstera subpinnata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Monstera subpinnata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Monstera
Species:
M. subpinnata
Binomial name
Monstera subpinnata
Engl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Engl. Schott
  • Monstera latiloba Tornelia subpinnata
  • K. Krause Monstera uleana

Monstera subpinnata is a species of flowering plant native to Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.[2] It grows as an epiphyte. The plant is best known for its pinnate leaves, which are unusual within the genus Monstera. The species can grow as tall as 12 m (39 ft), with leaves growing as large as 40 cm (16 in) long and 30 cm (12 in) wide.[3]

References

  1. "Monstera subpinnata". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/details/species/id/493c72a977553a02a0aecabe7979b260. 
  2. "Monstera subpinnata" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/87550-1. Retrieved 2 November 2022. 
  3. Madison, Michael (1977). "A Revision of Monstera (Araceae)". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (207): 60–62. ISSN 0195-6094. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41764722. 

Wikidata ☰ Q11785299 entry