''Monstera obliqua'' is a species of the genus '' Monstera'' native to Central and South America. It is hemiepiphytic like most other Monstera species. The plant is particularly known for its foliage, which is often highly

perforated A perforation is a small hole in a thin material or web. There is usually more than one perforation in an organized fashion, where all of the holes collectively are called a ''perforation''. The process of creating perforations is called perfor ...

, sometimes described as having more empty space than leaf. An illustration of the general variation in adult leaf shape from different individuals of this species can be found in Michael Madison's ''A Revision of Monstera''. The species is not commonly cultivated, but the name is often misapplied to specimens of the more widespread ''

Monstera adansonii ''Monstera adansonii'', the Adanson's monstera, Swiss cheese plant, or five holes plant, is a species of flowering plant from family Araceae which is widespread across much of South America and Central America. Besides South American countries i ...

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obliqua Plants described in 1845 {{Araceae-stub