Araceae
Yautia madera
Montrichardia arborescens
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Montrichardia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Dutch
- Mokomoko
- English
- Yautia madera
Synonyms
- Arum aculeatum (G.Mey.) Steud.
- Arum arborescens L.
- Caladium aculeatum G.Mey.
- Caladium arborescens (L.) Vent.
- Caladium arboreum Kunth
- Montrichardia aculeatum (G.Mey.) Crueg.
- Montrichardia arborea (Kunth) Schott
- Montrichardia arborescens var. aculeata (G.Mey.) Engl.
- Montrichardia fendleri Schott
- Montrichardia splitgerberi Schott
- Philodendron arborescens (L.) Kunth
- Philodendron arboreum (Kunth) Kunth
- Pleurospa reticulata Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.