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Monstera deliciosa

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Monstera borsigiana K.Koch, Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana Engl., Monstera deliciosa ­var. ­sierrana G.S.Bunting, Monstera lennea K.Koch, Monstera tacanaensis Matuda, Philodendron ­anatomicum Kunth, Tornelia fragrans Gut. ex Schott nom. illeg.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Monstera deliciosa. In: Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8661-7_38

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