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Monstera tarrazuensis

A Costa Rican Monstera described by Croat and Cedeño in 2020 from the Tarrazú area on the Pacific slope. It grows in premontane forest at 300–1400 m. Like other Monstera it is a hemiepiphytic climber: give it a pole, bright filtered light and intermediate warmth.

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

Specimens come from forest along roads and rivers in Tarrazú and from primary forest in Zona Protectora La Cangreja (Puriscal). Like the genus, it is presumably a root-climbing hemiepiphyte.

Recorded at 313–1386 m, median 1150 m.

Costa Rica

🔒 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.