Monstera
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Monstera is a genus of 59 species of flowering plants
in the arum family, Araceae, native to tropical regions of the
Americas.The genus is named from the Latin word for
monstrous or abnormal, and refers to the unusual
leaves with natural holes that members of the genus have! They are herbs
or evergreen vines, growing to heights of 20 metres (66 ft) in trees,
climbing by means of aerial roots which act as hooks over branches.
these
roots will also grow into the soil to help support the plant. Since the
plant roots both into the soil and over trees, it is considered a
hemiepiphyte.