Monstera Deliciosa
, the Swiss cheese plant or split-leaf philodendron is
a species of flowering plant native to tropical forests of southern
Mexico, south Panama. It has been introduced to many tropical areas,
and has become a mildly invasive species in Hawaii,
Seychelles,
Ascension Island and
the Society Islands
It is very widely grown in
temperate zones as a houseplant.
The common name Swiss cheese plant is
also used for the related species from the same genus,
Monstera adansonii. The common name
split-leaf philodendron is also used for
the species Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum, although neither species are
in the genus Philodendron.