A broad split leafed climbing vine of Tropical Rainforest regions which has a very similar appearance to the cultivated Monsterio, often used for indoor decoration. The vine climbs to the forest canopy in search of sunlight, where the elongated fruit are produced throughout the year For this reason, the fruit are rarely seen from ground level. Fully grown fruit, take many months to properly ripen. This process may be hastened by placing the unripe fruit in a darkened area or wrapping in a brown paper. Fruit gradually ripens from the base to the apex. The soft pink coloured flesh has . . .