Global InformationMonstera adansonii information
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Monstera |
| Species: | M. adansonii
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| Monstera adansonii Schott
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Monstera adansonii, the Adanson's monstera,[2] Swiss cheese plant,[3] or five holes plant, is a species of flowering plant from family Araceae which is widespread across much of South America and Central America.[4] Monstera adansonii is classified as a hemi-epiphyte vine and can be found in tropical forest with hot and high humidity conditions.[5] Other regions this plant may be found in are the West Indies, Antigua, Grenada, Saba, St. Kitts, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago, and Trinidad. Currently, there are three recognized subspecies of Monstera adansonii, the M. adansonii subsp. blanchetii, M. adansonii subsp. klotzschiana and M. praetermissa.species. A fourth subspecies has been proposed recently, the M. adansonii subsp. laniatais, distinguishable by the number of leaf fenestrations and the angle of the fenestrations.[6] The species are quite common near river valleys at lower elevations.[7]
The common name "Swiss cheese plant" is also used for the closely related species Monstera deliciosa.[3]
- ^ "Monstera adansonii - Costela-de-adão". Flora SBS. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Monstera adansonii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ a b Wiersema, John H.; León, Blanca (2016). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference (2nd ed.). CRC Press. p. 452. ISBN 9781466576810 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Monstera adansonii Schott". University of Connecticut. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "A Preliminary Study of Genetic Variation in Populations of Monstera adansonii var. klotzschiana (Araceae) from North-East Brazil, Estimated with AFLP Molecular Markers I. M. Andrade, S. J. Mayo, C. van den Berg, M. F. Fay, M. Chester, C. Lexer, D. Kirkup". doi:10.1093/aob/mcm200.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "A morphometric and taxonomic study of Monstera (Araceae) in Bahia, Brazil Mayo, S.J. and Andrade, I.M.". doi:10.1002/fedr.201300019.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Monstera adansonii Schott, Wiener Z. Kunst". pp. 1028–1830.