700.000 Monstera Adans.
Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York
Description of the genus
Epiphytic climbing species. Leaves large, leathery, entire or pinnatifid, with a perforated lamina (in our species). Petiole long and sheathing. Spathes boat-shaped, early deciduous, subtending the thick, densely-flowered spadix. Carpels truncate at the apex. Ovary 2-locular with 2 ovules per loculus. Fruit edible. Worldwide: c. 25 species, native to tropical America Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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