Araceae
Monstera

Monstera tacanaensis Matuda

First published in Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. Autón. México, Bot. 43: 55 (1972)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala, Costa Rica to Panama. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Panamá

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cedeño-Fonsecam N. & al. (2020). A comparison of Monstera deliciosa and M. tacanaensis, with comments on Monstera section Tornelia (Araceae).. Aroideana 43: 32-73.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST. [Cited as Monstera deliciosa.]
  • 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. [Cited as Monstera deliciosa.]
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. [Cited as Monstera deliciosa.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cedeño-Fonsecam N. & al. (2020). A comparison of Monstera deliciosa and M. tacanaensis, with comments on Monstera section Tornelia (Araceae).. Aroideana 43: 32-73.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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