Aglaonema commutatum
Aglaonema commutatum | |
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At the Missouri Botanical Garden | |
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Aglaonema commutatum var. maculatum botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Aglaonema |
Species: | A. commutatum
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Binomial name | |
Aglaonema commutatum | |
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Aglaonema commutatum, the poison dart plant, is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese evergreen genus Aglaonema, family Araceae. It is native to the Philippines and northeastern Sulawesi, and has been introduced to other tropical locales, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Comoros, the Chagos Archipelago, India, Bangladesh, and the Cook Islands.[1][2] Its hybrid cultivar 'Silver Queen' (with ) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[3]
Subtaxa[]
The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Aglaonema commutatum var. commutatum – central Luzon
- Aglaonema commutatum var. elegans (Engl.) Nicolson – central Luzon
- Aglaonema commutatum var. maculatum (Hook.f.) Nicolson – central Luzon
- Aglaonema commutatum var. warburgii (Engl.) Nicolson – northeast Sulawesi
'Silver Queen' hybrid cultivar
A cultivar with red-edged leaves
Flower
Close-up of fruit
References[]
- ^ a b "Aglaonema commutatum Schott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Aglaonema commutatum poison dart plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Aglaonema commutatum 'Silver Queen' Chinese evergreen 'Silver Queen'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
Synonyms; Aglaonema treubyi 'Silver Queen', Aglaonema commutatum 'Silver Queen', Aglaonema nitidum 'Silver Queen'
Categories:
- Aglaonema
- House plants
- Flora of Luzon
- Flora of Sulawesi
- Plants described in 1856
- Araceae stubs