Tarovine

Monstera adansonii, sometimes called Swiss cheese vine or tarovine, is an evergreen tropical epiphytic climber of the Araceae native to humid forests of Central and South America and the West Indies. The plant climbs by means of aerial roots that cling to tree trunks, ascending to many meters in mature growth. The leaves are alternate, ovate to heart-shaped, glossy green, and become perforated with elongated fenestrations or holes as plants mature, an adaptation thought to permit light penetration and wind passage. Mature flowering plants produce a cream to pale yellow spadix subtended by a hooded spathe, followed by an aggregate fleshy fruit. All parts contain calcium oxalate raphides, making the sap an irritant to skin and mucous membranes. It is widely cultivated as a houseplant for its decorative foliage.