Monstera cenepensis

Monstera cenepensis is a species native to the humid tropical forests of the western Amazonian slopes and lowland rainforests, found from Peru to Ecuador. This hemiepiphyte climbs trees using aerial roots, thriving in warm, moist conditions with filtered light. Its morphology is characterized by a slender, climbing habit with narrowly elliptic to oblong leaves featuring a restrained number of elongated perforations near the midrib. The stem is slender with prominent nodes and long aerial roots, contributing to its fine and elegant proportions.

Native range

Peru to Ecuador

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Climbing

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elliptic to oblong with perforations

Leaf length

Varies

Leaf width

Varies

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

PinnateVeins or lobes arranged like a feather, branching out symmetrically on both sides of a single main central vein.

Texture

Smooth

Variegation

None

Growth habit

Climbing