The Different Types of Albo Monstera | Monstera Variegata Albino

I made errors in this video: The smaller form monstera tends to have LONGER node spacing than true Deliciosa. With regard to different leaf types: the species of the smaller leafed Monstera is HEAVILY debated (and honestly not settled).

- Small form deliciosa-like was described in 1862 by Koch as Monstera borsigiana (the name most popularly used today, but not scientifically accepted) [1]

- Then it was described in 1908 as a variety: Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana (commonly used, but not scientifically accepted) [2]

- Then in 1977, Michael Madison said "I consider it most useful to recognize M. deliciosa as a polymorphic species without separating its different forms as varieties"(p.97, [3]). All were now considered simply, Monstera Deliciosa.

- Now, in Sept 2020, Fonseca et al. makes a strong case for some of these smaller form Monstera deliciosa to actually be an ENTIRE DIFFERENT SPECIES, Monstera tacanaensis! These authors summarize as, "The names Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana and M. borisigiana have been commonly used by horticulturalists for any relatively small M. deliciosa-like plant with relatively long and narrow internode, and smooth and unwinged petioles. At least some of these plants could be M. tacanaensis"(p. 62, [4]).

Sources:
[1] https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/ur...

[2] https://wcsp.science.kew.org/nonaccep...

[3] https://www.aroid.org/genera/monstera...

[4] https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...


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In this video we go over:
The Differences in Albo Monstera
Differences between small and large form borsigiana
White Tiger Monstera

0:00 Intro
0:12 Different leaf sizes on Albo Monstera
0:25 Small form Monstera deliciosa-like
0:48 Large form Monstera deliciosa-like
1:15 Large form Monstera deliciosa albo variegata
1:25 Kunzo Albo Monstera
1:35 ‪@LegendsOfMonstera‬ Kunzo interview
1:52 White Tiger Albo Monstera Deliciosa Variegata
2:40 Different variegation types of albo monstera
2:47 Marbled variegation
3:15 Sectoral Variegation/ Half Moon Variegated Monstera
3:47 Half Moon Marbled
4:13 White Tiger Variegation (high degree of albinism)
4:43 Sport Albo Monstera Variegata
5:30 Outro
5:50 Like the video please?

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