Monstera obliqua (Monstera)
Botanical name: Monstera obliqua
Common names: Monstera, Window Leaf, Swiss Cheese Philodendron
Family: Araceae
Origin: Brazil
Unusual form of Monstera. Leathery foliage. Makes an interesting indoor specimen. Slow growing. Leaves have oval holes. It is sometimes referred to as the juvenile form of Monstera adansonii. Very close related species - Monstera adansonii. There are many hybrids in cultivation between Monstera adansonii and Monstera obliqua.
Monstera obliqua leaves are as thin as a sheet of paper, when adansonii leaves are a bit rough. Obliquas leaves consist mostly of holes. Adansonii leaves are not as longitindial as obliqua's. The holes in adansonii cover generally half of the adult leaf.
Similar plants: Monstera obliqua (Monstera)
- Monstera acuminata (Monstera)
- Monstera adansonii (Swiss Cheese Plant)
- Monstera aureopinnata (Regal Ceriman)
- Monstera deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)
- Monstera dubia (Penanola)
- Monstera karstenianum (Monstera Peru)
- Monstera pinnatipartita (Nido Nodo)
- Monstera siltepecana (Swiss Cheese Plant)
- Monstera tenuis (Monstera)
- Monstera xanthospatha (Holly Molly)
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