*Monstera* deliciosa On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Sathyanarayana Srinivasan < [email protected]> wrote:
> Photos at: > > https://picasaweb.google.com/satya.sriniv/Maredumilli_18_19_Jun_2011#5620891710053727826 > > https://picasaweb.google.com/satya.sriniv/MAREDUMILLI_09_10_APR_11#5594438880899914194 > > Location: Maredumilli, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh > Date: 18 June 2011, and earlier visits as well. > > This place is in the Eastern Ghats. The forest type here is mostly moist > deciduous with evergreen patches. > The plant looks similar to some species of Monstera, popular in > horticulture and native to the new world - but I saw this plant growing > wild; If it is indeed a Monstera, I'm not sure how it got there. That said, > the forest out here has been tampered with on a massive scale - there are > pine plantations over large areas... and rubber and coffee... > > Thanks, > Sathya > > >
