• Source: Monsteroideae

      • Monsteroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Araceae.
      This subfamily is notable for having many trichosclereids in the vegetative and floral parts of the plants, but rarely in the roots.


      Tribes and genera




      = Monotypic tribes

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      Anadendreae: genus Anadendrum - SE Asia
      Heteropsideae: genus Heteropsis - S America


      = Monstereae

      =
      Alloschemone - Amazon region (Bolivia, Brazil)
      Amydrium - SE Asia
      Epipremnum - Himalayas, SE Asia to Australia
      Monstera – tropical Americas and common houseplants
      Rhaphidophora - tropical Africa, Asia to W. Pacific.
      Rhodospatha – tropical Americas
      Scindapsus - SE Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, W Pacific Islands
      Stenospermation - central and South America


      = Spathiphylleae

      =
      Holochlamys - New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
      Spathiphyllum - tropical Americas, SE Asia including the Philippines and east of the Wallace line


      References



      Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7

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