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Monstera acuminata, the shingle plant, is a climbing aroid from Mexico to Central America that starts life creeping on the ground and then climbs tree trunks as a hemiepiphyte. It is best grown as a climbing houseplant with a moss pole and bright, humid conditions.
Monstera acuminata, or shingle plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae which is widespread from Mexico to Central America. It is abundant in central Petén and extends north to San Luis Potosí, making it the northernmost species of Monstera.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monstera acuminata 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.
