Monstera oreophila Madison

Stem epiphytic, climbing,1.5 – 2.5 cm thick, internodes 2 – 3 cm long. Petiole: a little longer than blade, 35 – 55 cm long, sheath membranaceous, marcescent; blade ovate, 35 – 50 cm long, 17 – 30 cm wide, base broadly truncate, apex shortly mucronate, entire or perforated, perforations 1 – 2-seriate on each side; primary lateral veins numerous, patent, 25 – 50 on each side, parallel, 5 – 10 mm distant from one another; secondary lateral veins subparallel. Peduncle: 20 – 30 cm long. Spathe: salmon coloured, 15 – 22 cm long. Fruiting spadix: white, 15 – 20 cm long, 3 – 4 cm thick, sessile, cylindric, obtuse.

Madison 1977: 54. Translated from Latin by S.Mayo, 2 July 2009.