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Monstera obliqua

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Monstera obliqua
Monstera obliqua in the wild
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Monstera
Species:
M. obliqua
Binomial name
Monstera obliqua
Miq., Linnaea 18: 79 (1845)

Monstera obliqua is a species of the genus Monstera native to Central and South America.[1] It is hemiepiphytic like most other Monstera species. The plant is particularly known for its foliage, which is often highly perforated, sometimes described as having more empty space than leaf.[2] An illustration of the general variation in adult leaf shape from different individuals of this species can be found in Michael Madison's A Revision of Monstera.[3] The species is not commonly cultivated, but the name is often misapplied to specimens of the more widespread Monstera adansonii.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Monstera obliqua". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, pp. 199, 201, 327, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
  3. ^ Madison, Michael (1977). "A Revision of Monstera (Araceae)". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (207): 3–100. doi:10.5962/p.336443. ISSN 0195-6094. JSTOR 41764722. S2CID 249074247.
  4. ^ "Monstera obliqua vs Monstera adansonii". Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.