Monstera Plant Leaf Node. Preparing a Monstera Albo NodeCutting. It is here that new leaves and roots will form.
Then use a sharp clean knife or pruning shears to make a small cut near the node. Variegated Monstera Deliciosa Albo Borsigiana Node Cutting. Eventually this node will turn into aerial roots.
However if its cut beneath that node then there would be no more potential for growth.
It is not uncommon to find pictures of the monstera framed on walls engraved on glass doors or even painted on pillows and bedcovers. If it does grow chances are there was a leaf node all along. These nodes turn into the new aerial roots when the plant is propagated. Basically its a chunk of stem that only includes a node and maybe a root nothing else.