Araceae
Monstera

Monstera spruceana (Schott) Engl.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(2): 115 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to S. Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.

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.

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.
  • 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

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Spruce [2293] Brazil K000434532 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 s.coll. [2293] K000434533 Type Yes
Gentry, A.; Vásquez, R.; Andrade, E.; Jaramillo, N.; Stern, P. [29222] Peru K002469929 Yes
Bunting, G.S. [4805] Venezuela K000434524 Isotype Yes
Bunting, G.S. [4805] Venezuela K000434522 Isotype Yes
Bunting, G.S. [4805] Venezuela K000434521 Type Yes
Bunting, G.S. [4805] Venezuela K000434523 Isotype Yes
Bunting, G.S. [4805] Venezuela K000434520 Type Yes
Smith, D. [1313] Peru K002469928 No
de Granville, J.-J.; Feuillet, C.; Hollenberg, L.; Poncy, O.; Sangrey, M. [8744] French Guiana K002469768 Yes
Bunting, G. [13365] Venezuela K002469924 Yes
Madison [s.n.] Brazil K:SPC-29047.742 No
Milliken, W. [2116] Brazil K001239909 Yes
Barrier, S. [499] Peru K002469927 Yes
Jenman, G.S. [5765] Guyana K002469770 Yes
Tjon-Lim, R.J.M.; van de Wiel, I.H.M. [W 19] Suriname K002469769 Yes
Sperling, C.R.; King, S. [6424] Bolivia K002469932 Yes
Croat, T.B. [59358] Venezuela K002469923 No
Holst, B.K.; Liesner, R. [2458] Venezuela K002469930 Yes
Bunting, G.S. [13365] Venezuela K002469925 No
Holst, B.; Liesner, R. [2458] Venezuela K002469931 Yes
Gentry, A.; Stein, B. [47153] Venezuela K002469922 Yes
Bunting, G.S. [13365] Venezuela K002469926 No
de Granville [3697] French Guiana K002469767 Yes
Sakuragui, C.M. [1051] Brazil K001239913 Yes
Juncosa, A. [1913] Colombia K002469921 Yes
Milliken, W. [2116] Brazil K001239910 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

  • 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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