| Monstera tuberculata | |
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| M. tuberculata in Costa Rica, in fruit | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Monstera |
| Species: | M. tuberculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Monstera tuberculata | |
Monstera tuberculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae . [1] [2] It is sometimes referred to by the common names giant Monstera or giant velvet-leaf Monstera. It is native to Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Southeast and Southwest Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Veracruz. [1] It grows in lowland wet tropical biomes up to 200 metres (660 ft) in elevation. [3] Similar to Monstera dubia and a few other species in its genus, when young M. tuberculata has a shingle-like growth habit with leaves tightly pressed against the trunks of trees. As it matures, it has short-stemmed, oval leaves that lack the fenestrations of better-known species like Monstera deliciosa . Unusually for an aroid, its fruit hangs like a pendant. [4]
