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Swiss cheese-plant
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Aroids: philodendrons & tayer

Swiss cheese-plant

Monstera adansonii Schott

Names

EnglishSwiss cheese-plant
DutchRimpelgatenplant
SpanishPiña anona
Chinese孔叶龟背竹
Sranan Tongofeifi-olowiwiri
Scientific nameMonstera adansonii Schott

About this species

Monstera adansonii, the Adanson's monstera, Swiss cheese plant, five holes plant or monkey mask plant, is a species of flowering plant from family Araceae, which is widespread across much of South America and Central America. Monstera adansonii is classified as a hemiepiphyte vine and can be found in tropical forests with hot and high humidity conditions.

The common name "Swiss cheese plant" is also used for the also very often cultivated species Monstera deliciosa.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusMonstera

In Suriname

123Records in Suriname
11iNaturalist observations
1844First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini27
  • Brokopondo12
  • Commewijne10
  • Para5
  • Paramaribo2
  • Marowijne1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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