Bibliography on Monstera deliciosa

Monstera deliciosa is a very famous plant, with striking leaves. Monstera has an edible fruit which is very tasty and has nice aroma. Also, the aerial roots are useful for making mimbre furniture here in Guatemala. The dried roots are wound forming durable articles of furniture or baskets.

Monstera deliciosa in Hotel Monja Blanca

Photo bu Nicholas Hellmuth using a Nikon D800E with a 60mm lens. Settings: F14 speed 1/125, ISO 400 in Hotel Monja Blanca, Coban.

PDF, Articles, Books on Monstera deliciosa

CHOUTEAU, M., BARABÉ, D. and M. GIBERNAU
2009
Flowering and thermogenetic cycles in two species of Monstera (Araceae). Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Tolouse. No. 145. Pages 5-10.

Available Online:
www.aroid.org/gallery/gibernau/2009p/Monstera%20-%20Chouteau%20et%20al%202009.pdf

DÍAZ-Jiménez, P., GUADARRAMA-Olivera, M. and T. B. CROAT
2015
Diversidad florística de Araceae en el estado de Tabasco, México. Botanical Sciences. Vol. 93, No. 1. Pages 131-142.

Available Online:
www.scielo.org.mx/pdf/bs/v93n1/v93n1a11.pdf

ESCHRICH, W.
1983
Phloem unloading in aerial roots of Monstera deliciosa. Planta. Vol. 157, No. 6. Pages 540-547.

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00396886

HERNÁNDEZ, L. M.
2009
Plantas para la producción y decoración de cestería de las comunidades Nahuas: Alahualtitla y Hueycuatitla de los municipios Chicontepec y Benito Juárez, Ver. Universidad Veracruzana. 65 pages.

Available Online:
www.uv.mx/personal/cilopez/files/2010/09/Tesis-MarianaHernandez_2009.pdf

HERNÁNDEZ, L. M., LÓPEZ, A., LÓPEZ, C. and N. VELÁZQUEZ
2013
La cestería y el aprovechamiento de las fibras naturales en Jalcomulco, Veracruz. CONABIO. No. 109. Pages 12-16.

Available Online:
http://bioteca.biodiversidad.gob.mx/janium/Documentos/7306.pdf

MADISON, M.
1977
A revision of Monstera (Araceae). The Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. No. 207. 100 pages.

Available Online:
www.aroid.org/gallery/gibernau/1979/Monstera%20revision%20-%20Madison%201977.pdf

MELVILLE, R. and F. A. WRIGLEY
1968
Fenestration in the leaves of Monstera and its bearing on the morphogenesis and colour patterns of leaves. The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens. 16 pages.

Available Online:
https://watermark.silverchair.com/j.1095-8339.1969.tb01952.x.pdf

MUIR, C. D.
2013
How did the Swiss Cheese plant get its holes? The American Naturalist. Vol. 181, No. 2. Pages 273-281.

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https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/51b5/154e8c3d9cee31c0512f8828b8edc16191c2.pdf

NOOR, D., AFTAB, M., UDDIN, M. and A. S. SHAMSUR
2014
Assessment of cytotoxic activities of Phyllanthus amarus and Monstera deliciosa. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. Vol. 4, No. 7. Pages 110-113.

Available Online:
www.ejmanager.com/mnstemps/19/19-1401345064.pdf

PEPPARD, T. L.
1992
Volatile flavor constituents of Monstera deliciosa. J. Agric. Food Chem. Vol. 40, No. 2. Pages 257-262.

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https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf00014a018?journalCode=jafcau

PETERS, R. E. and T. H. LEE
1977
Composition and physiology of Monstera deliciosa fruit and juice. Journal of Food Science. Vol. 42, No. 4. Pages 1132-1133.

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1977.tb12687.x

SHANAN, N. T. and E. A. SHALABY
2010
Influence of some chemical compounds as antitranspirant agents on vase life of Monstera deliciosa leaves. African Journal of Agricultural Research. Vol. 6, No. 1. Pages 132-139.

Available Online:
www.academicjournals.org/article/article1380897562_Shanan%20and%20Shalaby.pdf

WHITE, L., PÉREZ, J. I., CHÁVEZ, C. and J. GASTÓN
2013
Flora medicinal en San Nicolás, municipio de Malinalco, Estado de México. Polibotánica. No. 35. Pages 173-206.

Available Online:
https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/5651142.pdf