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Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Hook.f. is a plant in the Araceae family, order Alismatales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Hook.f. (Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Hook.f.)
Plantae

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Hook.f.

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Hook.f.

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, commonly called mini monstera, is an aroid native to southern Thailand and Malaysia that is often misidentified as other similar foliage plants.

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Family
Genus
Rhaphidophora
Order
Alismatales
Class
Liliopsida

About Rhaphidophora tetrasperma Hook.f.

Taxonomic Classification

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, commonly known as mini monstera, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Rhaphidophora, family Araceae.

Native Range

It is native to southern Thailand and Malaysia.

Common Misidentifications

This aroid is frequently misidentified as other plant species by nurseries and plant retailers, with common misidentifications including Monstera deliciosa (it is often mistaken for a miniature form of this species), Philodendron species, and Epiphemnum pinnatum.

Foliage Similarity Reason

All these misidentified plants can produce similar pinnate foliage, depending on the individual plant's growth stage.

Photo: (c) Vijay Anand Ismavel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vijay Anand Ismavel · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Alismatales Araceae Rhaphidophora

More from Araceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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