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
Odostomia deliciosa Odostomia deliciosa Odostomia deliciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. R.T. Abbott (1974) considered this species a synonym of "Odostomia tenuisculpta" Carpenter, 1864 The small shell is elongate-conic and translucent to milk-white. It measures 4 mm. The nuclear whorls are small and deeply immersed in the first of the succeeding turns, above which only a portion of the last turn is visible. The six post-nuclear whorls are moderately rounded, very weakly roundly shouldered at the summit and separated by a strongly marked suture. A narrow band appears