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Species of flowering plant
Monstera adansonii
, the
Adanson's monstera
,
[2]
Swiss cheese plant
,
[3]
or
five holes plant
, is a species of
flowering plant
from family
Araceae
which is widespread across much of
South America
and
Central America
.
[4]
Monstera adansonii is classified as a hemi-epiphyte vine and can be found in tropical forest with hot and high humidity conditions.
[5]
Other regions this plant may be found in are the
West Indies
,
Antigua
,
Grenada
,
Saba
,
St. Kitts
,
Guadeloupe
,
Marie Galante
,
Dominica
,
Martinique
,
St. Lucia
,
St. Vincent
,
Tobago
, and
Trinidad
. Currently, there are three recognized subspecies of Monstera adansonii, the M. adansonii subsp. blanchetii, M. adansonii subsp. klotzschiana and M. praetermissa.species. A fourth subspecies has been proposed recently, the M. adansonii subsp. laniatais, distinguishable by the number of leaf fenestrations and the angle of the fenestrations.
[6]
The species are quite common near
river valleys
at lower elevations.
[7]
The common name "Swiss cheese plant" is also used for the closely related species
Monstera deliciosa
.
[3]
Description
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]
Monstera adansonii
is known for its beautiful heart-shaped leaves. The leaves have a somewhat thick, waxy texture, and contain large oval-shaped perforations, which lead to its common name of "swiss cheese plant". It grows to be 3?5 feet tall as a
houseplant
and up to 13 feet as a vine. The Adanson's monstera is an easy to care for
houseplant
, that likes bright indirect sunlight and well draining soil.
[8]
[9]
There are some
cultivars
with
variegated
leaves, including 'Archipelago'.
[10]
References
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"
Monstera adansonii
- Costela-de-adao"
. Flora SBS
. Retrieved
June 4,
2013
.
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USDA, NRCS
(n.d.).
"
Monstera adansonii
"
.
The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov)
. Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team
. Retrieved
13 July
2015
.
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a
b
Wiersema, John H.; Leon, Blanca (2016).
World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference
(2nd ed.). CRC Press. p. 452.
ISBN
9781466576810
– via
Google Books
.
- ^
"
Monstera adansonii
Schott"
.
University of Connecticut
. Retrieved
June 4,
2013
.
- ^
"
A Preliminary Study of Genetic Variation in Populations of Monstera adansonii var. klotzschiana (Araceae) from North-East Brazil, Estimated with AFLP Molecular Markers
I. M. Andrade, S. J. Mayo, C. van den Berg, M. F. Fay, M. Chester, C. Lexer, D. Kirkup".
doi
:
10.1093/aob/mcm200
.
- ^
"
A morphometric and taxonomic study of Monstera (Araceae) in Bahia, Brazil
Mayo, S.J. and Andrade, I.M.".
doi
:
10.1002/fedr.201300019
.
- ^
"
Monstera adansonii
Schott, Wiener Z. Kunst"
. pp. 1028?1830.
- ^
"Monstera Adansonii: The Magnificent Monkey Mask Plant"
.
Epic Gardening
. 2020-02-08
. Retrieved
2021-08-23
.
- ^
Jyoti, Asha (10 August 2021).
"How to take care of monstera adansonii"
.
Foodthesis
. Retrieved
9 June
2023
.
- ^
"Variegated Monstera Adansonii Archipelago [ Complete Care Guide ]"
.
Gasworks Flora
. Retrieved
12 February
2022
.
Media related to
Monstera adansonii
at Wikimedia Commons