Monstera tuberculata

Monstera tuberculata, also called the giant Monstera or the giant velvet-leaf Monstera, is a species of plant in the genus Monstera native from Mexico south to Panama. It grows in lowland wet tropical biomes up to 200 m in elevation. Similar to Monstera dubia and a few other species in its genus, when young M. tuberculata has a shingle-like growth habit with leaves tightly pressed against the trunks of trees. As it matures, it has short-stemmed, oval leaves that lack the fenestrations of better-known species like Monstera deliciosa. Unusually for an aroid, its fruit hangs like a pendant.

Varieties
There are two named varieties of Monstera tuberculata, separated by region and with different fruit morphology.


 * Monstera tuberculata var. brevinoda — from Nicaragua to Panama
 * Monstera tuberculata var. tuberculata – Mexico and Belize