Monstera spruceana is a species of plant in the genus Monstera native to Central and South America from Costa Rica to Bolivia.[1][2] Named after Richard Spruce, Monstera spruceana is a climbing plant that as a juvenile has a shingling growth habit against the trunks of trees, then in maturity develops pinnate leaves, though only one side may be pinnate. The adult form of this species closely resembles Monstera subpinnata and Monstera dilacerata.[3] The plant is used as traditional medicine by the Shuar and Kichwa people.[4][5]
| Monstera spruceana | |
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| Monstera spruceana in Bolivia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Monstera |
| Species: | M. spruceana
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| Binomial name | |
| Monstera spruceana Schott
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References
edit- ^ "Monstera spruceana". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Govaerts, Rafaël; Frodin, D. G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). Royal Botanic Gardens. p. 362. ISBN 978-1-84246-036-8.
- ^ Madison, Michael (1977). "A Revision of Monstera (araceae)". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (207): 3–100. doi:10.5962/p.336443. ISSN 0195-6094. JSTOR 41764722.
- ^ Doyle, Brian J.; Asiala, Caroline M.; Fernández, Diana M. (2017). "Relative Importance and Knowledge Distribution of Medicinal Plants in a Kichwa Community in the Ecuadorian Amazon". Ethnobiology Letters. 8 (1): 1–14. doi:10.14237/ebl.8.1.2017.777. ISSN 2159-8126. JSTOR 26423667.
- ^ Bennett, Bradley C. (1992). "Uses of Epiphytes, Lianas, and Parasites by the Shuar People of Amazonian Ecuador". Selbyana. 13: 99–114. ISSN 0361-185X. JSTOR 41759799.
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