Other common names include delicious monster, fruit salad plant, fruit salad tree (in reference to its edible fruit, which tastes similar to a fruit salad), ceriman, monster fruit, monsterio delicio, monstereo, Mexican breadfruit, windowleaf, balazo, Penglai banana and (inaccurately) split leaf philodendron. Monstera adansonii, which also has holes in the leaves, is also called 'Swiss cheese plant', or Swiss cheese vine. Its popular name as a houseplant of 'Swiss cheese plant', or just 'cheese plant', is commonly stated to refer to the 'eyes' or holes which develop in its leaves similar to the holes in some Swiss-type cheeses such as Emmental cheese. The genus Monstera is named from the Latin word for 'monstrous' or 'abnormal', and refers to the unusual leaves with natural holes that members of the genus have. The specific epithet deliciosa means 'delicious', referring to the edible fruit.
