Monstera deliciosa
Common names
Monstera, cheese plant
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Monocots
Simplified description
Long-lived semi scrambling perennial.
Flower colours
Cream, White
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Reason for introduction
Horticultural
Life cycle and dispersal
Reproduces by vegetative spread. Seed is occasionally produced and there is some evidence that seedlings may occur in the wild. Seed is long-lived seed and is dispersed usually through the careless discarding of garden waste. Often found as a long persistant garden relic.
Other information
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
MONDEL