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Monstera monteverdensis is a climbing aroid from the cloud forests of Costa Rica, grown for its large, deeply cut leaves. It is best kept warm and humid, with bright filtered light and moisture that never fully dries out.
Monstera monteverdensis is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae. Its adult form is characterized by pinnatifid margins with up to eight lobes per side, with occasional fenestrations away from the midrib. Leaves can grow as large as 60 cm (24 in) long and 30 cm (12 in) wide. It is named after the city of Monteverde, where the species is abundant.
Monstera monteverdensis is native to Costa Rica, in particular the Cordillera de Guanacaste and Tilaran Mountains. It has been confused in cultivation with other species of the genus such as Monstera epipremnoides, Monstera lentii, and Monstera lechleriana. M. epipremnoides has pinnatifid leaves with more lobes and more frequent fenestrations than M. monteverdensis. M. lechleriana differs from M. monteverdensis because of its persistent petiolar sheathes and thicker spathe.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Monstera monteverdensis 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.
