Split leaf philodendron Botanical name: Monstera deliciosa Liebm Habit: Climber Habitat: Western Ghat hills, not in wild. (Native of Amazon, often used as ornamental) Location: Botanical Garden, MarThoma College, Pathanamthitta (DT), Kerala
this plant is not a native of our western ghats. But I’ve seen this plant at many many villages of Western Ghats in kerala and Tamilnadu. It is planted as an ornamental. fruit setting is rare but is said to be delecious. Monstera deliciosa (split-leaf philodendron)Plant Monstera deliciosa Mature fruit Monstera deliciosa Unripened fruit. Monstera deliciosa Young fruits. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QBx_mjnJ-MmKkjPxUjH462L3WlwEHpHZnfbrSiijfNs/edit# -- Joby Joseph Assistant Professor, Post Graduate and Research Department of Botany MarThoma College, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
