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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.
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 .
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.
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 ...
Monstera tacanaensis was treated as a synonym of Monstera deliciosa, however it is a closely related but different species. [1] [2]
Monstera tenuis is a species of plant in the genus Monstera native to Central America, from Nicaragua to Panama. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It grows in wet tropical habitats below 1,600 meters (5,200 ft). [ 3 ] Like many others in its genus, like Monstera dubia , the plant starts life on the forest floor and then climbs tree trunks in a shingling fashion with ...
Monstera lechleriana is a flowering plant in the genus Monstera in the arum family, Araceae. [1] It is native to Bolivia , Colombia , Ecuador , Panamá , Peru , and Venezuela . [ 1 ] The species is named for the German botanist Willibald Lechler , who collected the original type specimen in 1854.