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title: "Hi! Is the first picture I have here a monstera obliqua (specifically…"
description: "Hi! Is the first picture I have here a monstera obliqua (specifically the los tayos variety)? It was a wet stick cutting I got from a refuse pile so i never…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "David"
published: "2025-06-28T05:32:01.50857Z"
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# Hi! Is the first picture I have here a monstera obliqua (specifically…

_Posted by David on 2025-06-28_

Hi! Is the first picture I have here a monstera obliqua (specifically the los tayos variety)? It was a wet stick cutting I got from a refuse pile so i never got proper identification. The second picture is of what I know to be a monstera adansonii. Third picture shows some of the inner fenastrations and exaggerated holes of the possible obliqua.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0ZS8lSsnmRB2JP680Mrb3ejWC_xXyMiDnux9vU2wI7M/DesHk9afRRa87qef9SdPTA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0ZS8lSsnmRB2JP680Mrb3ejWC_xXyMiDnux9vU2wI7M/7ouRAy_yR9Ol3rjz80aKQQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0ZS8lSsnmRB2JP680Mrb3ejWC_xXyMiDnux9vU2wI7M/Qr81HRCqTeuktLMspE40mg.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Kades commented on 2025-06-28

When did you get the wet stick? If it was relatively recently it’s an adansonii. Obliqua take forever to grow and usually throw runners where Adansonii don’t

#### David replied on 2025-06-28

I got the wet stick back in Sept. or Aug. 2024. So maybe it is just a faster, mature adansonii?

#### Kades replied on 2025-06-29

I think so!

### S.R commented on 2025-06-28

It looks like a mature adansonii to me but I am far from an expert!

### Sa commented on 2025-06-28

Here’s a photo of me adansonii. They look pretty similar I’m guessing they are the same. Obliqua usually have a different growth pattern also

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/j1BSxpXww80hPJWY0OFpv9xzUvl8YZ1CDlhrDU21gok/PT55qa3lTrmsuAq3MgF33g.webp?size=large)

#### David replied on 2025-06-29

I see! Okay thank you for sharing your picture. Ours do look very similar so assuming it is an adansonii actually

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