Monstera obliqua 'Trinidad Locality Form'

The Monstera obliqua 'Trinidad Locality Form' is a hemiepiphytic climber native to the tropical rainforests of Trinidad. This form is distinguished by nearly entire, slightly broader ovate-elliptic leaves with sparse, limited perforation, less fenestrated than most other obliqua forms. It typically inhabits the dim, humid understory, rooting in deep leaf litter or thin humus. Its thin lamina and lightly bullate texture set it apart from other locality forms.

Native range

Trinidad

Classification

Genus

Monstera

Family

Araceae

Type

Wild

Growth habit

Hemiepiphytic climber

Form of

Monstera obliqua

Morphology

Leaf shape

OvateEgg-shaped leaves, with the wider end near the base.-elliptic, asymmetrical

Leaf length

Small to medium

Leaf width

Narrow to moderate

Petiole colour

Green

Venation

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

Texture

Lightly bullate

Variegation

None

Growth habit

HemiepiphyticA plant that starts growing in soil but later ascends trees as a climber, supporting itself with aerial roots. climber