Monstera costaricensis

Monstera costaricensis is a tropical wet-forest climber native to Costa Rica and Panama. It thrives in shaded to mid-canopy conditions, growing as a hemiepiphyte on tree trunks using aerial roots for support and nutrient absorption. This species is distinguished by its elliptic to ovate leaves with glossy green, leathery textures and moderate internal perforations.

Native range

Costa Rica to Panama

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Climbing

Morphology

Leaf shape

Elliptic to OvateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base.

Leaf length

Unknown

Leaf width

Unknown

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

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

Texture

Glossy, Leathery

Variegation

None

Growth habit

Climbing