Monstera guzmanjacobiae

A Monstera described in 2020 and known only from lowland wet forest in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, Mexico. It is a nomadic root-climber: juveniles grow as flat shingles pressed to tree trunks, while adults climb to 25 m and carry large, glossy leaves 18–59 cm long with up to four holes, often on one side only, or none. At home it wants warmth, humidity, moderate light and a board or plank to climb.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Tropical wet forest and secondary forest (acahual) with remnants of tall evergreen rainforest, in the Catemaco municipality. It climbs tree trunks with appressed roots and forms pendent branches as an adult.

Specimens come from about 30 to 361 m, and the description gives 400 m; the whole range is lowland.

Mexico (Veracruz)

🔒 Growing it like that

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.