Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 42 - STANDARDS FOR HAWAII-GROWN FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE › Section 4-42-26 - Standards for monstera leaves

Current through June, 2024
(a) As used in this
				  section:
"Damage" means any defect which materially affects the
					 appearance or shipping quality of the leaves. Any defect or combination of
					 defects affecting an aggregate area exceeding one inch in diameter on a medium
					 size leaf shall be considered as damage. Small leaves shall have lesser areas
					 of defects and large leaves may have greater areas, provided that such defects
					 do not affect the appearance of the leaves to a greater extent than that caused
					 by defects which are permitted on a medium size leaf;
"Fairly well formed" means the leaf may be slightly
					 abnormal in shape but not to the extent which it materially affects
					 appearance;
"Monstera leaves" means the leaves of the species Monstera
					 deliciosa or Philodendron pertusum;
"Properly trimmed" means the stem has been cut off neatly
					 and the stems are at least six inches in length on small leaves, nine inches in
					 length on medium leaves, and twelve inches in length on large leaves;
"Serious damage" means any defect which seriously affects
					 the appearance or shipping quality of the leaves. Any defect or combination of
					 defects affecting an aggregate area exceeding one and one-half inches in
					 diameter on a medium size leaf shall be considered as serious damage. Small
					 leaves shall have lesser areas of defects and large leaves may have greater
					 areas, provided that such defects do not affect the appearance of the leaves to
					 a greater extent than that caused by defects which are permitted on a medium
					 size leaf;
"Size" means the greatest distance between any two points
					 on the monstera leaf, exclusive of the stem;
"Well colored" means the leaf is characteristically and
					 uniformly dark green in color;
"Well developed" means the leaf is full grown and
					 reasonably tough in texture. Small leaves which have characteristic
					 indentations but do hot have characteristic holes or slots are well developed;
					 and
"Well formed" means the leaf is symmetrical and has the
					 normal shape of the variety.
(b) Hawaii Fancy monstera leaves consist of
				  monstera leaves of similar varietal characteristics which are well developed,
				  clean, well formed, intact, fresh, firm, well colored, properly trimmed, and
				  free from damage caused by disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.
In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading
					 and handling, not more than a total of five per cent, by count, of the monstera
					 leaves in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade, but not more
					 than two-fifths of this amount, or two per cent, shall be allowed for defects
					 causing serious damage.
(c)
				  Hawaii Standard monstera leaves consist of monstera leaves of similar varietal
				  characteristics which are well developed, clean, fairly well formed, intact,
				  fresh, firm, well colored, properly trimmed, and free from serious damage
				  caused by disease, insects, or mechanical or other means.
In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading
					 and handling, not more than a total of five per cent, by count, of the monstera
					 leaves in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade.
(d) Size of monstera leaves may be
				  specified in connection with the grade, based on the following size
				  classifications:
(1) Small, ten to twenty
				  inches;
(2) Medium, twenty to
				  thirty inches; or
(3) Large, over
				  thirty inches.
In order to allow for variations incident to proper sizing,
					 not more than a total of ten per cent, by count, of the monstera leaves in any
					 lot may vary from the size specified, but not more than one-tenth of this
					 amount, or one per cent, shall be permitted for leaves which are more than one
					 inch smaller than the size specified.