Monstera deliciosa Monstera deliciosa Monstera deliciosa, the ceriman, is a species of flowering plant native to tropical forests of southern Mexico, south to Panama. It has been introduced to many tropical areas, and has become a mildly invasive species in Hawaii, Seychelles, Ascension Island and the Society Islands. The specific epithet "deliciosa" means "delicious", referring to the edible fruit, while "monstera" means "monstrous," in reference to the size that this plant can grow to—over in many cases. Common names include fruit salad plant, fruit salad tree (in reference to its edible fruit, which tastes similar to a fruit salad), ceriman, Swiss cheese
Actinidia deliciosa Actinidia deliciosa Actinidia deliciosa, fuzzy kiwifruit or mangüeyo is a fruiting vine native to southern China, the fruit of which has been declared the national fruit of that country. Other species of "Actinidia" are also found in China and range east to Japan and north into southern areas of Russian Far East. This species grows naturally at altitudes between 600 and 2,000 m. "Actinidia deliciosa" is a vigorous, woody, twining vine or climbing shrub reaching 9 m. The black-lyre leafroller moth ("“Cnephasia” jactatana") is one of the few commercially significant pests of this plant. Its leaves are alternate, long-petioled, deciduous,