Adanson's monstera
Monstera adansonii Schott
Monstera adansonii, known as Adanson's monstera, is a hemiepiphytic vine in the Araceae family. It is native to tropical regions of South and Central America, including parts of Brazil, Colombia, and surrounding countries. This species can grow up to 2–6 m tall and is characterized by its heart-shaped, perforated leaves and smooth, green stems. The plant transitions from a terrestrial juvenile stage to an epiphytic adult form. Its inflorescence includes a cream to pale yellow spathe and a cream flowering spadix.
Description
Monstera adansonii is a scandent epiphyte with a juvenile stage as a terrestrial creeper. The adult plant has a subterete stem, 1.5–3.0 cm thick, with shallow leaf scars and axillary buds. Leaves are subcoriaceous, glossy, and widely ovate to elliptic, 25–70 cm long, with a cuneate to broadly truncate base and a tip that is acute or mucronate. The leaf margin is usually entire but may have irregular perforations. The petiole is 20–60 cm long, and the inflorescence includes a peduncle and a spathe that is cream to pale yellow, coriaceous, and acuminate. It is found in tropical forests with high humidity and is distributed across several South American countries.
Other common names
tarovineSwiss-cheese-plantMountain EarsAdanson's monstera
Distribution
Complejo Humedales Hato Corozal. Cienaga Zapatosa · Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Risaralda, Santander, Valle del Cauca, Vaupés, Vichada · Boyacá; Santa maría · BR · CO · Cuenca río Lagunilla · Barrancas | Distracción | Hatonuevo | Riohacha · Parque Nacional Natutral de Amacayacu | Parque Nacional Natural Yaigojé Apaporis | Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas | Parque Nacional Natural Macuira | Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona | Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de la Macarena | Parque Nacional · Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil Karagabí · Zacapa Finca Palmares de Zacapa · Barichara | Cimitarra | Floridablanca | San Vicente de Chucurí · Cerro Tacarcuna, Unguía, Chocó · San Luis de Gaceno · Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caldas, Caquetá, Casanare, Cesar, Chocó, Córdoba, Cundinamarca, La Guajira, Guaviare, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle, Vaupés, Vichada · Ciénaga de montaño, corregimiento de Montaño, Carmen del Darién · Tauramena · Departamento del Tolima, municipio San Sebastián de Mariquita, vereda El Rano, humedal laguna El Silencio · Departamento del Tolima, municipio Carmen de Apicalá, vereda Charcón, humedal Gavilán · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil Northeast · Brazil North · Brazil Southeast · Brazil South · Brazil West-Central · Colombia · Costa Rica · Ecuador · French Guiana · Guyana
Synonyms
Monstera adansonii var. adansoniiMonstera pertusaCalla dracontiumCalla pertusaDracontium pertusum