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] This transformation is an example of leaf dimorphism.[3] Dubia refers to dubious, because authors were not certain that the species fell within the genus Marcgravia, where it was initially placed.[4]
| Monstera dubia | |
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| Juvenile M. dubia leaves | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Monstera |
| Species: | M. dubia
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| Binomial name | |
| Monstera dubia (Kunth) Engl. & K.Krause
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References
edit- ^ "Monstera dubia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Deni Bown (2000), Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family, Timber Press, pp. 191–192, ISBN 978-0-88192-485-5
- ^ Voss, Donald H. (2009). "Glossary: Dimorphic and Deciduous". scholar.lib.vt.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ 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.
External links
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