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Aroids Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Monstera lanceaefolia

An old Schott name (1860) now treated in GBIF's backbone as a synonym of Monstera adansonii subsp. klotzschiana, a narrow-leaved form of the Swiss-cheese vine. Records under that name come mainly from the Atlantic rainforest of south-eastern Brazil, which is the basis for the conditions below.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A hemiepiphytic vine climbing trunks in humid Atlantic rainforest, often along the coastal Serra do Mar.

Records mostly from the coastal lowlands and lower slopes of the Serra do Mar, roughly 0–800 m.

Brazil SoutheastBrazil South

🔒 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.