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Araceae
Monstera adansonii var. adansonii
SUMMARY
Juvenile: leaves falcate, the lamina 3 – 4 times longer than broad. Adult stem: 1.5 – 2.5 cm thick, internodes 2 – 3 cm long. Petiole: 25 – 40 cm long, the sheath wings persistent. Lamina: ovate to elliptic, 14 - 20 cm wide, 35 – 50 cm long, the length more than twice the width, midrib somewhat falcate, lateral veins mostly arising at an angle less than 60 deg with the midrib, the leaf base cuneate to bluntly acute; the margin entire; perforations 1 to 5 in number on each side, ovate to elliptic, 2.0 – 3.5 cm wide, 5 – 8 cm long. Peduncle: subterete, about 1.1 cm thick, 15 – 22 cm long. Spathe: pale yellow, 16 – 23 cm long, twice the length of the spadix or more. Flowering spadix: cream to pale yellow, 1.1 – 1.5 cm thick, 8 – 11 cm long; pistils prismatic, truncate at the apex, 4.0 – 4.5 mm long. Fruiting spadix: pale yellow, 1.8 – 2.2 cm thick, 10 – 13 cm long.