Monstera dubia

Monstera dubia
	Juvenile M. dubia leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Monstera
Species:	M. dubia
Binomial name
	Monstera dubia; (Kunth) Engl. & K.Krause

Monstera dubia is a species of plant in the genus Monstera native to Central and South America.^[1] M. dubia is known for the dramatic transformation its foliage makes as it climbs from seed stage on the forest floor, to shingling closely up a host tree trunk or other surface, until mature leaves with fenestrations similar to Monstera deliciosa appear.^[2]

References

^ "Monstera dubia (Kunth) Engl. & K.Krause in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 23B: 117 (1908).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, pp. 191–192, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5

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[1] "Monstera dubia (Kunth) Engl. & K.Krause in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 23B: 117 (1908).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, pp. 191–192, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5

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