Monstera juliusii explained

Monstera juliusii is a flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to high-altitude cloud forests of Costa Rica at altitudes of 1600to and occasionally confused with Monstera standleyana. However, M. standleyana has green petioles, few fenestrations and thin leaves, while M. juliusii is characterized by mottled white petioles, frequent fenestrations at maturity and thick, leathery leaves. Mature plants have pinnatilobed leaves as long as 60 cm (24 in) and 30 cm (12 in) wide, with circular fenestrations close to the margins, and oval fenestrations near the midrib. The species is named after Julius Johnson, son of the artists Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian.[1]

Distribution

This plant is native to Costa Rica.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Cedeño-Fonseca . Marco . Croat . Thomas B. . Zuluaga . Alejandro . Mittermeier . Michael . Blanco . Mario A. . amp . 2020-10-06 . Two new species of Monstera (Araceae: Monsteroideae) from Costa Rica . Phytotaxa . 461 . 3 . 185–194 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.461.3.5 . 225158333 .
  2. Web site: Monstera juliusii M.Cedeño & Croat Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2022-03-19 . Plants of the World Online . en.