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Monstera deliciosa vine Large Monstera deliciosa They are commonly grown indoors as houseplants . The best-known representative of the genus, Monstera deliciosa , is also cultivated for its edible fruit which tastes like a combination of peach and pineapple.
The leaves of Monstera glaucescens are dark green, ovate to elliptical in shape, and have deeply cut or lobed edges. As the plant matures, the leaves can develop partial fenestrations, though these are typically less pronounced than those seen in other Monstera species like Monstera deliciosa.
Monstera deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant [2] or split-leaf philodendron [3] is a species of flowering plant native to tropical forests of southern Mexico, south to Panama. [4] It has been introduced to many tropical areas, and has become a mildly invasive species in Hawaii , Seychelles , Ascension Island and the Society Islands .
Juvenile plants grow as terrestrial creepers, and undergo dramatic morphogenesis upon reaching a suitable climbing surface. Adult plants have green, smooth petioles 40-65 centimeters (16-26 in) long, with adaxially glossy, leathery, ovate leaf blades that rapidly truncate to the petiole, 60-85 centimeters (24-33 in) long and 35-45 centimeters ...
Juvenile phase. Monstera spruceana is a species of plant in the genus Monstera native to Central and South America from Costa Rica to Bolivia. [1] [2] Named after Richard Spruce, Monstera spruceana is a climbing plant that as a juvenile has a shingling growth habit against the trunks of trees, then in maturity develops pinnate leaves, though only one side may be pinnate.
Monstera tacanaensis was treated as a synonym of Monstera deliciosa, however it is a closely related but different species. [1] [2]
Monstera adansonii, the Adanson's monstera, [2] Swiss cheese plant, [3] or five holes plant, is a species of flowering plant from family Araceae, which is widespread across much of South America and Central America. [4] Monstera adansonii is classified as a hemiepiphyte vine and can be found in tropical forests with hot and high humidity ...