Monstera adansonii subsp. adansonii
Descriptions
CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011. araceae.e-monocot.org
- General Description
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Juvenile: leaves falcate, the lamina 3 – 4 times longer than broad. Adult stem: 1.5 – 2.5 cm thick, internodes 2 – 3 cm long. Petiole: 25 – 40 cm long, the sheath wings persistent. Lamina: ovate to elliptic, 14 - 20 cm wide, 35 – 50 cm long, the length more than twice the width, midrib somewhat falcate, lateral veins mostly arising at an angle less than 60 deg with the midrib, the leaf base cuneate to bluntly acute; the margin entire; perforations 1 to 5 in number on each side, ovate to elliptic, 2.0 – 3.5 cm wide, 5 – 8 cm long. Peduncle: subterete, about 1.1 cm thick, 15 – 22 cm long. Spathe: pale yellow, 16 – 23 cm long, twice the length of the spadix or more. Flowering spadix: cream to pale yellow, 1.1 – 1.5 cm thick, 8 – 11 cm long; pistils prismatic, truncate at the apex, 4.0 – 4.5 mm long. Fruiting spadix: pale yellow, 1.8 – 2.2 cm thick, 10 – 13 cm long.
Sources
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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.
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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/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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Kew Science Photographs
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