''Monstera juliusii'' is a

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the

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Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...

. It is native to high-altitude

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s of

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

at altitudes of and occasionally confused with ''

Monstera standleyana ''Monstera standleyana'', the five holes plant is a species of flowering plant from family Araceae which can be found in Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America a ...

''. However, ''M. standleyana'' has green petioles, few fenestrations and thin leaves, while ''M. juliusii'' is characterized by mottled white petioles, frequent fenestrations at maturity and thick, leathery leaves''.'' Mature plants have pinnatilobed leaves as long as 60 cm (24 in) and 30 cm (12 in) wide, with circular fenestrations close to the margins, and oval fenestrations near the midrib. The species is named after Julius Johnson, son of the artists

Rashid Johnson Rashid Johnson (born 1977) is an American artist who produces conceptual artist, conceptual post-black art. Johnson first received critical attention in 2001 at the age of 24, when his work was included in ''Freestyle Exhibition, Freestyle'' (20 ...

and Sheree Hovsepian.

Distribution

This plant is native to

References

juliusii Endemic flora of Costa Rica Plants described in 2020 {{Araceae-stub