A fruit that resembles a green corn cob

Monstera deliciosa produces an elongated fruit covered with tightly packed, roughly hexagonal scales. It develops from a flower spike. This appearance is interesting to document, but a photograph is not enough to confirm that a fruit is safe to eat.

Why you rarely see it on a houseplant

Flowering and fruiting are uncommon indoors. A healthy Monstera can remain a foliage plant throughout its life in a home. Do not increase fertiliser or move it abruptly into strong sun in an attempt to force fruit.

Large Monstera leaf growing outdoors, with deep splits and internal holes
Outdoor Monstera foliage. Large, divided leaves do not tell you when a nearby fruit will ripen.

Ripening takes time; a calendar is not a safety test

Development can take a little over a year. Ripening proceeds along the fruit, and the scales naturally loosen and fall away. Firmly attached scales cover immature portions. Different portions may be at different stages.

Do not eat unripe fruit or force off attached scales. Unripe tissue can cause painful irritation in the mouth and throat. Do not taste a fruit to test whether it is ready.

UF/IFAS describes ripe pulp as separating easily from the core. That is a description of ripening, not a guarantee for a fruit identified from an online image. If identification or ripeness is uncertain, do not eat it. Even ripe fruit may cause reactions in some people.

The images here illustrate appearance; they do not establish a harvest date, how long the pictured fruit has been developing or how many months remain. Those details require observations of the actual plant over time.