Re: Monstera question..

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>M. friedrichstahalii
> is a synonym of M. adansonii. However, plants of mistaken
> determination labeled M. friedrichstalii were actually M.
> siltepecana.  

:Pulling out my hair:  AAARRRRGGGHHH!!

How is anyone supposed to keep all this straight?  So in my
last Aroideana article, I made reference to a plant that
could have been either one of two possible species, neither
of which are the name I used.  I identified it as M.
freidrichsthallii based in part on _Exotica 4_, supplemented
by Internet images.  So now I'm spinning in circles
wondering whether it was M. adansonii, or M. siltepecana. 
It was a persisting plant from a garden long since reverted
to rainforest in Hawaii, so there is no way to know the
provenance.

All I can say is, it's a good thing that species was just a
"cameo" in my article, not one of the main foci.

Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large
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