Monstera acacoyaguensis Albo

An albo colour break of the species. Sold listings are few, and buyers should expect small, unrooted cuttings rather than established plants. Often sold under a generic 'Variegated' label rather than a specific Albo designation, but it's the same colour break, not a separate cultivar; listings range from crisp white sectoral splits to looser cream-white marbling. Monstera acacoyaguensis Albo shares the same underlying form and growth habit as Monstera acacoyaguensis (ovate with large oval fenestrations near midrib leaves on climbing, vining growth), with white sectoral to marbled variegation across the glossy, fenestrated ovate leaf.

Native range

Albo colour-break cultivar of Monstera acacoyaguensis, Mexico to Central America

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Variegated

Growth habit

Root-climbing climber

Form of

Monstera acacoyaguensis

Morphology

Leaf shape

OvateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base. with large oval fenestrations near midrib

Leaf length

35-60cm

Leaf width

20-35cm

Petiole colour

Green, unaffected by leaf variegation

Venation

Prominent midrib

Texture

Coriaceous, glossy

Variegation

chimericVariegation caused by a cell mutation. Often produces high contrast but can be unstable and revert to all-green. white sectoral to marbled variegation

Growth habit

Climbing, vining