Name: Monstera deliciosa, Liebm.1849 'Mint'
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 elevations of 200–2,800 m.
Notes: Monstera deliciosa 'Mint' is another beautiful mutation of Monstera deliciosa. The foliage is refreshingly speckled yellow-green (mint-colored). This coloration appears as early as the seedling stage and changes as the plant matures.