Name: Monstera obliqua, Miq.1845
Synonyms:
Heteropsis obliqua, Miq.
Heteropsis obliqua, Miq. ex Engl. 1878
Monstera expilata, Schott 1860
Monstera falcifolia, Engl. 1905
Monstera falcifolia var. latifolia, K.Krause 1932
Monstera fendleri, Engl. 1905
Monstera killipii, K.Krause 1932
Monstera microstachys, Schott 1855
Monstera obliqua var. expilata, (Schott) Engl. 1878
Monstera sagotiana, Engl. 1905
Monstera snethlagei, K.Krause 1925
Monstera unilatera, Rusby 1910
Etymology: obliquus = sloping, oblique
Origin: Ecuador
Habitat: hemi-epiphytic or terrestrial, in the warm, humid lowlands of the Amazon basin between El Pangui and Peru.
Notes: Monstera obliqua is distributed throughout Central and South America. The nominate form has large, round to elliptical leaves and grows in Central America; the further one goes into the Amazon basin, the more frequently plants with pronounced fenestration are found. Martius described these species as Monstera obliqua var. expilata in Flora Brasiliensis.