Araceae

Monstera Adans.

First published in Fam. Pl. 2: 470 (1763), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Ascension, Azores, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cook Is., Korea, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, Society Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

CATE Araceae

  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2002 Thomas, W.W.; Jardim, J.; Sant'Ana, S. [10179] Brazil K000400560 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 1975 Smith, J.D. [6809] Costa Rica K000434463 Paralectotype Yes
Colombia K:SPC-06910.000 No
André, É. [278] Colombia K002469956 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002555038 Yes
[Siedal] [67162] K002555039 Yes
Hunt, D.R. [7018] Belize K:SPC-39363.000 No
André, É. [278] Colombia K002469957 Yes
Milliken, W.; Dablin, L.; Quisbert, M.L. [7614] Bolivia K001574218 Yes
Milliken, W.; Dablin, L.; Quisbert, M.L. [7611] Bolivia K001574224 Yes
Milliken, W.; Dablin, L.; Quisbert, M.L. [7611] Bolivia K001574220 Yes
Milliken, W. ; Dablin, L. ; Quisbert, M.L. [7611] Bolivia K001569332 Yes
Milliken, W.; Dablin, L.; Quisbert, M.L. [7613] Bolivia K001574216 Yes
Milliken, W.; Dablin, L.; Quisbert, M.L. [7613] Bolivia K001574217 Yes
Milliken, W. ; Dablin, L. ; Quisbert, M.L. [7613] Bolivia K001569359 Yes
André, É. [278] Colombia K002469955 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Sanchez, P.; Zamora, N. [11530] Costa Rica K002466790 Yes
s.coll. [K1433] Colombia K002469959 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K002555037 Yes
Rivera, G. [2151] Costa Rica K002466784 Yes
André, É. [2530] Colombia K002469958 Yes
s.coll. [P238E] Peru K002469953 Yes
Sizemore, M. Panama K:SPC-63692.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Peru K002469954 Yes
Sucre, D. Panama K:SPC-46565.000 No
Rivera, G. [2163] Costa Rica K002466785 Yes
Nicolson, D.H. [945] Indonesia K002555035 Yes
Brown, N.E.; [André] [278] Colombia K002469960 Yes
Nicolson [945] K002555036 Yes
Croat, T.B.; Grayum, M.H. [59796] Costa Rica K002466727 Yes

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0