| Monstera obliqua | |
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| Monstera obliqua in cultivation | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Monstera |
| Species: | M. obliqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Monstera obliqua Miq., Linnaea 18: 79 (1845) | |
Monstera obliqua is a species of the genus Monstera native to Central and South America. [1] It is hemiepiphytic like most other Monstera species. The plant is particularly known for its foliage, which is, in mature specimens of a few varieties, highly perforated, sometimes described as having more empty space than leaf. [2] An illustration of the general variation in adult leaf shape from different individuals of this species can be found in Michael Madison's A Revision of Monstera. [3] The species is not commonly cultivated, but the name is often misapplied to specimens of the more widespread Monstera adansonii . [4]
