Monstera Obliqua
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Monstera Obliqua
Height
0.3meter
Monstera Obliqua
| Family Name: | Araceae |
| Common Name: | Window-Leaf Monstera |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Foliage | Leaves are green with entire leaf margin and long petiole (5 – 15 cm long). Leaf shape are variable, ranging from lanceolate (35 cm long 4 cm wide) to broadly ovate (14 cm long and 12 cm wide). Matured leaves are perforated by conspicuous holes on each side of the midrib. Leaf base is unequal, with one side about twice as wide as the other. |
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| Stems | Stem is green and cylindrical, about 2 – 10 mm in diameter. Stem have internodes about 10 – 30 cm long and occasionally produce stolons. |
| Flowers | Tiny flowers are borne on a spike called spadix and surrounded by a modified leaf called spathe; together forming an inflorescence. Spathe is green and turns bright yellow when matured, usually 4 – 7 cm long and 3 – 5 cm wide. Flowering spadix is green and turns dark yellow (5 – 10 mm thick and 2 .5 – 6 mm long) when matured. Fruiting spadix turns from green to dark orange when matured. |
| Fruit | Fruits are white and berry-like, about 5 – 8 mm in diameter. |
| Similar | Similar to Monstera adansonii, however the juvenile plant of M.obliqua has distinctive fenestrated leaf blades. M.adansonii leaves are thicker and more membranous. |
| Etymology | The genus epithet 'Monstera' is derived from 'monstrum', meaning of huge size or monstrous foliage. The specific epithet 'obliqua' means slanting, unequal-sided, with reference to the leaf. |
Full Shade
Semi Shade
Lots of Water
Indoor Plant
Ornamental Leaves
Climber