Search

Reset
* Only valid names are shown as results

Filter

Reset

Order

Family (14)

Genus (154)

Prev genus | Next genus

Display options

099.0000 Family Araceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 23 (1789), nom. cons.
123 genera, ca. 4100 spp.
Species listed in database: 4932; hybrids: 21
= Arisaraceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
= Caladiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 5 (1866)
= Callaceae Rchb. ex Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 25, 66 (1830)
= Colocasiaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 541 (1895)
= Cryptocorynaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 32 (1858)
= Dracontiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 7 (1866)
= Lasiaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Lemnaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 729 (1822), nom. cons.
= Monsteraceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Orontiaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 24, 68 (1830)
= Pistiaceae Rich. ex C.Agardh; Aphor. Bot. 130 (1822)
= Philodendraceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Pothaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
= Wolffiaceae Bubani; Fl. Pyren. [Bubani] 4: 22 (1902)
099.5307 Genus Monstera Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 470 (1763)
Distribution: Tropical America from Mexico to Brazil, Lesser Antilles
Species listed in database: 73
= Serangium W.Wood ex Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 5 (1866)
= Tornelia Gut. ex Schltdl.; Linnaea 26: 382 (1853)

Search for: Monstera

The requested name was found several times (with different authors) in synonyms. Please use general search and navigate from there.
Loading ...
Prev genus
Top
Next genus

A complete, synonymic checklist of the Higher Plants of the World

Version 26.05 (May 20th, 2026)

Covering 359,646 accepted species,
8,890 hybrids, 47,679 accepted infraspecific taxa and 1,012,517 synonyms,
in total 1,428,732* names

[*about 20,000 dubious, "unplaced" names and about 4,000 invalid names (Art. 24.3) like "typicus" are deliberately omitted]

With complete, detailed distribution data (countries and regions) and literature references

Arranged in linear phylogenetic sequence reflecting true relationships

Fully searchable and continously updated

With 38,209 pictures of 15,787 species

Assembled through 40 years independently from other databases

In cooperation with Catalogue of Life