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Monstera acacoyaguensis is a large climbing aroid from the wet lowlands of southern Mexico and Belize that grows as an epiphyte on trees once established. Grow it as a tall, moist, humid climber on a moss pole or similar support, in bright shade rather than full sun.
Monstera acacoyaguensis is a flowering plant in the family Araceae and the genus Monstera, section Monstera. its native range is Mexico (Chiapas) to Belize, at altitudes below 200 meters (656 ft). As an adult, it grows as an epiphyte. 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 (14-18 in) wide. Its fenestrations are numerous, ovate, and mostly originate mid-rib, sometimes in two to three rows. These perforations curl adaxially, and are 2-5 centimeters (.8-2 in) wide and 4-12 centimeters (1.6-5 in) long.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monstera acacoyaguensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
