Monsteras
Botanical name: Monstera
Monsteras
Botanical name: Monstera
Description
Species of Monsteras
Swiss cheese plant
The swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) produces bright, glossy leaves and makes a popular houseplant. It is originally native to tropical forest regions in Central America. The nickname swiss cheese plant refers to the small holes that develop in the plant's leaves. The long fruits resemble corncobs and smell sweet and fragrant when ripe.
Monstera Monkey Mask
A modestly growing cultivar, the monstera Monkey Mask makes an excellent houseplant. With a name like 'Monkey Mask', this cultivar is a strong climbing plant when supported. Despite its slow growth rate, the monstera Monkey Mask proves remarkably easy to grow for its gardeners.
Swiss cheese-plant
Swiss cheese-plant is a popular houseplant prized for its unique and attractive foliage. Its heart-shaped leaves also give the plant its common name (Swiss cheese-plant), the leaves gradually develop holes resembling the cheese.
Variegated monstera
Variegated monstera is a Swiss cheese plant named for its unique leaf coloration which features an unpredictable mix of dark-green and white patterning. This rare hybrid is highly prized due to its scarcity and its unique leaf patterns. The reason it’s rare is also the reason it's unique since this white variety produces less chlorophyll and is therefore slow-growing and delicate.
Monstera obliqua
Monstera obliqua (Monstera obliqua) is a plant species native to Central and South America. Monstera obliqua is named for the holes in its leaves. This species is considered expensive to cultivate and is also considered a rare houseplant species. Monstera obliqua is often compared to similar species Monstera adansonii, which has leaves with a different shape and texture.
Monstera tuberculata
Monstera tuberculata comprise a genus of evergreen tropical flowering perennials in the arum family. The Latin name means "monstrous" or "abnormal", referring to the huge, naturally punctured, and lobed foliage. It is exactly these leaves that make some monstera tuberculata species popular as ornamental plants.
Scientific Classification
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