Aglaonema commutatum

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 A. nitidum) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[3]

Aglaonema commutatum
At the Missouri Botanical Garden
Aglaonema commutatum var. maculatum botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Aglaonema
Species:
A. commutatum
Binomial name
Aglaonema commutatum
Synonyms
  • Aglaonema commutatum f. concolor Jervis
  • Aglaonema commutatum f. elegans (Engl.) Jervis
  • Aglaonema commutatum var. picturatum Jervis
  • Aglaonema commutatum f. viridans Jervis
  • Aglaonema elegans Engl.
  • Aglaonema maculatum Blume
  • Aglaonema robustum Alderw.
  • Aglaonema warburgii Engl.

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.
    'Silver Queen' hybrid cultivar.
  • A cultivar with red-edged leaves, ‘Siam Aurora’.
    A cultivar with red-edged leaves, ‘Siam Aurora’.
  • Flower.
    Flower.
  • Close-up of fruit.
    Close-up of fruit.

References
  1. "Aglaonema commutatum Schott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "Aglaonema commutatum poison dart plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. "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'


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