Monstera minima is a species of flowering plant in the genus Monstera of the arum family, Araceae. Its binomial name minima refers to its tiny foliage, and it is indeed the smallest of the Monstera species when it comes to leaf size. It is most easily distinguished from other species in the genus due to the fact that its peduncles are much longer than its leaves.[1]
| Monstera minima | |
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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. minima
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| Binomial name | |
| Monstera minima Madison
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Distribution
editThe species' native range is Panama to North west Colombia.[2] it is only found on the Caribbean coasts of these countries.[3]
References
edit- ^ Madison, Michael (1977). "A Revision of Monstera (Araceae)". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (207): 72. ISSN 0195-6094. JSTOR 41764722.
- ^ "Monstera minima". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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