Monstera punctulata
Monstera punctulata (Schott) Schott ex Engl.
Monstera punctulata is a climbing plant in the Araceae family, native to southern Mexico and Central America. It can grow up to 15 m tall, with a juvenile stem that is flattened and an adult stem that is brown and tuberculate. The leaves are large, ovate, and deeply lobed with elliptic perforations. The plant produces a white spathe and a greenish-gold spadix.
Description
Monstera punctulata is a robust climber found in tropical regions including Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panamá. The juvenile plant exhibits a flattened stem, while the adult stem is brown, tuberculate, and covered with fibrous remains of petiole sheath wings. The petiole is 30–55 cm long, with white flecks and a rough geniculum. The lamina is 60–120 cm long, ovate to oblong-ovate, and features pinnatifid and perforate margins with elliptic holes. The primary lateral veins are prominent and milk white. The peduncle is terete and tuberculate, supporting a white spathe and a greenish-gold spadix that turns golden in dried specimens. The plant flowers with a spadix that has a papery cap formed by sclereids in dried samples.
Distribution
TW · Belize · Costa Rica · Guatemala · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Southwest · Panamá
Synonyms
Anadendrum punctulatum