Name: Monstera deliciosa, Liebm.1849 'Thai Constellation'
Synonyms:
Monstera borsigiana, Engl. 1879
Monstera borsigiana, K.Koch 1862
Monstera deliciosa subsp. borsigiana, Engl.
Monstera deliciosa subsp. sierrana, G.S.Bunting
Monstera deliciosa var. borsigiana, Engl.
Monstera deliciosa var. sierrana, G.S.Bunting 1965
Monstera lennea, K.Koch
Monstera lenneana, K.Koch 1852
Monstera tacanaensis, Matuda 1972
Philodendron anatomicum, Kunth 1847
Philodendron pertusum, Kunth & C.D.Bouché 1848
Tornelia fragrans, Gutierrez
Tornelia fragrans, Gutierrez ex Schott 1858
Etymology: deliciosus = delightful, enchanting
Origin: Mexico to Brazil
Habitat: hemi-epiphytic, in the warm, humid tropical forest, from Mexico to southern Brazil, along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts as well as inland, at altitudes of 200 - 2800m.
Notes This variety differs from the other "variegated" Monstera by:
- significantly smaller variegation
- all leaves are always variegated; there should be no pure green leaves.
- the variegation is more yellowish than white.
In the USA and other countries, Monstera deliciosa 'Thai Constellation" is also sold as a Salt and Pepper plant.