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Taxon:  Monstera deliciosa Liebm.



Summary
Genus:
Monstera
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Monsteroideae
Tribe:
Monstereae
Nomen number:
24556
Place of publication:
Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1849:19. 1849
Verified:
02/22/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  3. Boyce, P. 1995. Amydrium zippelianum Araceae. Bot. Mag. 12:85.
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Common names
English
cut-leaf-philodendron –
fruit-salad-plant –
Mexican-breadfruit –
monstera –
Swiss-cheese-plant –
French
cériman –
German
großes Fensterblatt –
Philodendron –
Portuguese
banana-de-macaco –
Portuguese (Brazil)
banana-do-brejo –
banana-do-mato –
Spanish
balazos –
harpón –
piñanona monstera –
Swedish
monstera –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfide Zander ed13Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Human foodfruit Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human foodfruit Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24556. Accessed 19 May 2025.