Re: Philodendron or Monstera?
- To: lindsey@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Philodendron or Monstera?
- From: p*@macconnect.com (Dewey Fisk)
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 08:42:30 -0600 (CST)
David,
It is my understanding that the problem started when the Taxonomist got
impatient. They named the juvenile plant. The foliage is not split...
then... the plant grew up....
So, the REAL name is Monstera deliciosa... There is no P. pertusum.
This is the way I understand it...
Dewey
>Can someone help with the currently accepted name of split-leaf
>philodendron/swiss cheese plant? Is it properly M. deliciosa or P. pertusum
>or both? My "research" on the name is "inconclusive". Thanks.
>
>David G. Bauman
>Collections Botanist
>Indianapolis Zoo
Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut
THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE
Your Source for Tropical Araceae
Go to <http://www.macconnect.com/~plantnut>
