Monstera siltepecana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Monstera native to the wet tropical biomes of southern Mexico and Central America.[1] Like other Monstera species, it is a vining plant and as it matures, develops holes in its leaves.[2] Especially in immature foliage, it has distinctive silver venation. The monstera siltepecana is a very fast growing plant along with the other arum family members.
| Monstera siltepecana | |
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| M. siltepecana at the Lincoln Park Conservatory | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Monstera |
| Species: | M. siltepecana
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| Binomial name | |
| Monstera siltepecana Matuda
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References
edit- ^ "Monstera siltepecana Matuda, Revista Soc. Mex. Hist. Nat. 11: 97 (1950).", World Checlist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Madison, Michael (1977). A Revision of Monstera (Araceae). Gray Herbarium of Harvard University.
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