Jump to content

Monstera gracilis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Monstera gracilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Monstera
Species:
M. gracilis
Binomial name
Monstera gracilis

Monstera gracilis is a flowering plant in family Araceae.

Description

[edit]

Monstera gracilis is a species of climbing flowering plant native to eastern Colombia. Unlike many other Monstera species, it does not climb to significant heights but instead produces stolons that return to the ground.

This species is distinguished by its thin, membranaceous leaves, deciduous petiole, sheath wings, and relatively slender stems. It has smaller spadices and a more delicate structure compared to related species such as Monstera dissecta and Monstera adansonii. The leaves are pinnatifid, and both the spathe and spadix are smaller than those of its close relatives.[1]

Distribution

[edit]

It is native to southern Venezuela and Northern Peru.[2]They can also be found in riparian forests of the llanos

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Bailey, Pearl (2024-12-30). "50 Different Types Of Monstera (With Pictures) | Houseplant Alley". Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  2. ^ "Monstera gracilis Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-03-18.