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Monstera adansonii

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BISH 503490Botany

Monstera adansonii

Swiss cheese-plant

As recorded: Monstera adansonii Schott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Araceae

Collected by: Lau, J.; Cory, C.C. Cory →Joel Q.C. Lau →
Collector number: 2229
Date: April 14, 1986
Locality: Wahiawa; Wahiawa Botanic Garden
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Croat, T.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

3 Bishop specimens of Monstera adansonii · collected 1985–2024Species page ›

Monstera adansonii observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-08.

Monstera adansonii observed 2025-11-08

2025-11-08

Kaumana Dr, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Veronica McCleign, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Monstera adansonii observed 2025-09-07

2025-09-07

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Monstera adansonii observed 2024-11-09

2024-11-09

Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Monstera adansonii observed 2024-07-09

2024-07-09

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Monstera adansonii observed 2024-02-04

2024-02-04

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Monstera adansonii observed 2023-05-23

2023-05-23

Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Monstera adansonii. BISH 503490. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956346641. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503490.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956346641 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026