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Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Sarrama, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie
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Monstera deliciosa comes from Central America and Mexico. Stem, leaves, juice of this plant are poisonous. If taken, symptoms include heating pain in the mouth, tiredness, debilitating and loss of kidney function. This photo was taken in the Tsing Yi Park here in Hong Kong
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Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Sarrama, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie
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Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Monstera deliciosa Liebm. Araceae. CN: [Malay - Ceriman], Cut-leaf-philodendron, Mexican-breadfruit, Monstera, Swiss-cheese-plant, split-leaf philodendron, Locust and wild honey, Windowleaf, Delicious monster, Penglai banana. Native of Mexico and Mesoamerica; cultivated elsewhere as ornamental, source of food and folk medicine for the treatment of arthritis and snakebites. An epiphyte with aerial roots, able to grow up to 20 m high with large, leathery, glossy, heart-shaped leaves 2590 cm long by 2575 cm broad. Young plants have leaves that are smaller and entire with no lobes or holes, but soon produce lobed and holed leaves. Fruits edible and taste similar to pineapple and jackfruit. Synonym(s):
Monstera borsigiana K.Koch
Monstera borsigiana Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var.
borsigiana Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var.
sierrana G.S.Bunting
Monstera lennea K.Koch
Monstera tacanaensis Matuda
Philodendron anatomicum Kunth
Tornelia fragrans Gut. ex Schott [Illegitimate] Ref and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-129588www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?24556en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstera_deliciosa
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Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Monstera deliciosa Liebm. Araceae. CN: [Malay - Ceriman], Cut-leaf-philodendron, Mexican-breadfruit, Monstera, Swiss-cheese-plant, split-leaf philodendron, Locust and wild honey, Windowleaf, Delicious monster, Penglai banana. Native of Mexico and Mesoamerica; cultivated elsewhere as ornamental, source of food and folk medicine for the treatment of arthritis and snakebites. An epiphyte with aerial roots, able to grow up to 20 m high with large, leathery, glossy, heart-shaped leaves 2590 cm long by 2575 cm broad. Young plants have leaves that are smaller and entire with no lobes or holes, but soon produce lobed and holed leaves. Fruits edible and taste similar to pineapple and jackfruit. Synonym(s):
Monstera borsigiana K.Koch
Monstera borsigiana Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var.
borsigiana Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var.
sierrana G.S.Bunting
Monstera lennea K.Koch
Monstera tacanaensis Matuda
Philodendron anatomicum Kunth
Tornelia fragrans Gut. ex Schott [Illegitimate] Ref and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-129588www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?24556en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstera_deliciosa
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Sarrama, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie
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Sarrama, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie
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Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Sarrama, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie
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Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Monstera deliciosa Liebm. Araceae. CN: [Malay - Ceriman], Cut-leaf-philodendron, Mexican-breadfruit, Monstera, Swiss-cheese-plant, split-leaf philodendron, Locust and wild honey, Windowleaf, Delicious monster, Penglai banana. Native of Mexico and Mesoamerica; cultivated elsewhere as ornamental, source of food and folk medicine for the treatment of arthritis and snakebites. An epiphyte with aerial roots, able to grow up to 20 m high with large, leathery, glossy, heart-shaped leaves 2590 cm long by 2575 cm broad. Young plants have leaves that are smaller and entire with no lobes or holes, but soon produce lobed and holed leaves. Fruits edible and taste similar to pineapple and jackfruit. Synonym(s):
Monstera borsigiana K.Koch
Monstera borsigiana Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var.
borsigiana Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var.
sierrana G.S.Bunting
Monstera lennea K.Koch
Monstera tacanaensis Matuda
Philodendron anatomicum Kunth
Tornelia fragrans Gut. ex Schott [Illegitimate] Ref and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-129588www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?24556en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstera_deliciosa
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Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY (May 21, 2017)
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Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Sarrama, Sud, Nouvelle-Caldonie
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Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Monstera deliciosa Liebm. Araceae. CN: [Malay - Ceriman], Cut-leaf-philodendron, Mexican-breadfruit, Monstera, Swiss-cheese-plant, split-leaf philodendron, Locust and wild honey, Windowleaf, Delicious monster, Penglai banana. Native of Mexico and Mesoamerica; cultivated elsewhere as ornamental, source of food and folk medicine for the treatment of arthritis and snakebites. An epiphyte with aerial roots, able to grow up to 20 m high with large, leathery, glossy, heart-shaped leaves 2590 cm long by 2575 cm broad. Young plants have leaves that are smaller and entire with no lobes or holes, but soon produce lobed and holed leaves. Fruits edible and taste similar to pineapple and jackfruit. Synonym(s):
Monstera borsigiana K.Koch
Monstera borsigiana Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var.
borsigiana Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var.
sierrana G.S.Bunting
Monstera lennea K.Koch
Monstera tacanaensis Matuda
Philodendron anatomicum Kunth
Tornelia fragrans Gut. ex Schott [Illegitimate] Ref and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-129588www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?24556en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monstera_deliciosa
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Forma lutea
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Forma lutea
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Forma lutea
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Category hierarchy: Plants | Plant Structures | Branches, Stems & LeavesDescription: Monstera (native to tropical America)Original date: 20030101Locality: Latitude: 1.989870000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.556660000000000e+002
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Category hierarchy: Plants | Plant Structures | Branches, Stems & LeavesDescription: Leaf of the monstera plant.Original date: 20030101Locality: Latitude: 1.989870000000000e+001; Longitude: -1.556660000000000e+002
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Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad - INBio, Costa Rica.
INBio
Detalle de las inflorescencias de Monstera deliciosa. Fotografía: Alexander Rodríguez.
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Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad - INBio, Costa Rica.
INBio
Detalle del hábito de Monstera deliciosa. Fotografía: Alexander Rodríguez.