- Scientific Name: Monstera deliciosa Liebm.
- Ref: Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1:19. 1849
- Synonyms: Monstera borsigiana K.Koch; Monstera tacanaensis Matuda; Tornelia fragrans Gutierrez ex Schott
- English Common Name: Swiss cheese plant, ceriman, fruit salad plant, fruit salad tree, monster fruit, Mexican breadfruit, windowleaf, Penglai banana
- Chinese Common Name: 龟背竹 guībèi∙zhú
- Japanese Common Name: ホウライショウ [蓬莱蕉/鳳来蕉] hōraishō
- Family: Araceae
- Genus: Monstera
- Distribution: native to tropical forests of southern Mexico, south to Panama
- Photo: 06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden, Guangdong
