Araceae
Monstera

Monstera dubia (Kunth) Engl. & K.Krause

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 23B: 117 (1908)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas) to S. Tropical America, Trinidad. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.589.2.4. epublication.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

CATE Araceae

  • Madison, M.T. 1977. A revision of Monstera (Araceae). Contrib. Gray Herb.. 207: 1-101.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.656.1.1. epublication.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Simmonds, N.W. [296] Trinidad and Tobago K000434456 Type Yes
Lister, J.R.A.; Colchester, M.E.M. [2233] Venezuela K002469893 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [488] Colombia K002469904 Yes
Stannard, B.L.; Arrais, M.G.M. [732] Brazil K001239877 Yes
Hammel, B.; Trainer, J. [14798] Panama K002469884 Yes
Hannon, L. [s.n.] K002469994 Yes
Bunting, G.S. [13026] Venezuela K002469897 Yes
André, É. [382] Colombia K002469905 Yes
Hannon, L. [s.n.] K002469995 Yes
Hannon, L. [s.n.] K002469993 Yes
Cornejo, X.; Bonifaz, C. [5233] Ecuador K002469902 Yes
Bunting, G.S. [13026] Venezuela K002469899 Yes
Pennington, T.D. [10662] Ecuador K002469903 Yes
Williams, R.S. [344] Bolivia K002469914 Yes
Plowman, T.C. [2140] Colombia K002469911 Yes
Bunting, G.S. [13026] Venezuela K002469898 Yes
Bunting, G.S.; Trujillo, J.; León, R. [12779] Venezuela K002469891 Yes
Hammel, B.; Trainer, J. [14798] Panama K002469888 Yes
Hammel, B.; Trainer, J. [14798] Panama K002469885 Yes
Ortiz, O.O. [2592] Panama K002469883 Yes
Hammel, B.; Trainer, J. [14798] Panama K002469887 Yes
André, É. [386] Colombia K002469908 Yes
Lister, J.R.A.; Colchester, M.E.M. [2290] Venezuela K002469895 Yes
Plowman, T.C. [2140] Colombia K002469913 Yes
André, É. [382] Colombia K002469906 Yes
Morillo, G.; Liesner, R. [9063-A] Venezuela K002469889 Yes
Lister, J.R.A.; Colchester, M.E.M. [2290] Venezuela K002469896 Yes
Feuillet, C. [366] French Guiana K002469735 Yes
Hannon, L. [s.n.] K002469992 Yes
Grayum, M.H.; Jacobs, B.; Schatz, G.; Kress, W.J.; Sleeper, P. [3394] Costa Rica K002466742 Yes
Feuillet, C. [336] French Guiana K002469734 Yes
Lister, J.R.A.; Colchester, M.E.M. [2091] Venezuela K002469894 Yes
Fonnegra, R.; Roldan, F.J.; Betancur, J.; Betancurt, A. [2116] Colombia K002469910 Yes
André, É. [386] Colombia K002469907 Yes
Bunting, G.S. [13384] Venezuela K002469890 Yes
André, É. [386] Colombia K002469909 Yes
Hammel, B.; Trainer, J. [14798] Panama K002469886 Yes
Sauvain, M. [MS317] French Guiana K002469731 Yes
Klug, G. [2650] Peru K002469900 Yes
Cornejo, X.; Bonifaz, C. [5233] Ecuador K002469901 Yes
Plowman, T.C. [2140] Colombia K002469912 Yes
Feuillet, C. [366] French Guiana K002469732 Yes
Feuillet, C. [366] French Guiana K002469733 Yes
Steyermark, J.A. [91917] Venezuela K002469892 Yes
Grayum, M.H.; Jacobs, B.; Schatz, G.; Kress, W.J.; Sleeper, P. [3394] Costa Rica K002466741 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0