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Monstera gracilis

A slender, delicate Monstera of northern South America, closely related to M. adansonii and M. dissecta. It has thin, membranous, pinnatifid leaves and small spathes. Rather than climbing high, it sends out stolons that return to the ground. Most records come from gallery and seasonally flooded forest in the Colombian llanos and Amazon lowlands, so it wants warmth, shade and steady moisture.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Lowland riparian (gallery) forest and seasonally flooded forest, especially along rivers in the llanos of eastern Colombia. It is also recorded in Amazonian forest of Ecuador, Peru and Brazil and in the Guianas. It climbs low on trunks in the shaded forest understory and sends stolons back down to the forest floor.

Recorded elevations run from sea level to 1,400 m, median about 250 m (249 records). This is a lowland plant.

ColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBrazilFrench GuianaSuriname

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The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.