Araceae
Aglaonema

Aglaonema nitidum (Jack) Kunth

First published in Enum. Pl. 3: 56 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Indo-China to W. Malesia. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Bangladesh

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boyce, P.C., Sookchaloem, D., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Gusman, G., Jacobsen, N., Idei, T. & Nguyen, V.D. (2012). Flora of Thailand 11(2): 101-325. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mansor, M., Boyce, P.C., Othman, A.S. & Sulaiman, B. (2012). The Araceae of peninsular Malaysia: 1-146. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 17, 1963 Helfer, H. [5994] K000291610 Type Yes
Oct 17, 1963 Helfer, H. [5994] K000291611 Type Yes
Oct 17, 1963 Anonymous [s.n.] Malaysia K000291545 Type Yes
Jul 12, 1962 Haniff, Md.; Nur, Md. [SFN 2906] Thailand K000291660 No
Forman, L.L.; Blewett, J.B.J. [1060B] Brunei K002976130 Yes
Ching, Y.P. [S51365] Malaysia K002976107 No
Kerr, A. [10864] Thailand K002975974 Yes
Dransfield, J.; Saerudin, D. [2262] Indonesia K002976104 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [11558] Thailand K002975963 Yes
Church, A.C.; Ismail; Ruskandi, A. [2344] Indonesia K002976124 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [975] Thailand K002975958 Yes
Boyce, P.C.; Jangarum [237] Brunei K002976134 Yes
Amin, G. [95339] Malaysia K002976118 Yes
K:SPC-34579.000 No
Abang Pawozan, A.M.M.; Ismawi, O. [S49354] Malaysia K002976106 No
George; Amink [121275] Malaysia K002976114 Yes
Tadong, D. [797] Malaysia K002976140 Yes
Forman, L.L.; Blewett, J.B.J. [1060B] Brunei K002976127 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [18786] Thailand K002975968 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13968] Thailand K002975976 Yes
Gibot, A. [94574] Malaysia K002976117 Yes
Dransfield, J.; Coode, M.J.E.; Kirkup, D.W.; Ahmad, J.A.; Niga; Han; Clayton [7496] Brunei K002976138 Yes
Chai, P.P.K. [S36033] Malaysia K002976110 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11558] Thailand K002975965 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10864] Thailand K002975973 Yes
Forman, L.L.; Blewett, J.B.J. [1060B] Brunei K002976128 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [18786] Thailand K002975967 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11558] Thailand K002975964 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [581] Thailand K002975971 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14562] Thailand K002975961 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Dransfield, J.; Salim, K.A.; Jang; Joffre; Salleh; Arifin; Niga; Ping, S. [1278] Brunei K002976132 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12893] Thailand K002975966 Yes
Lugas, L. [1903] Malaysia K002976120 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [581 a] Thailand K002975960 Yes
Kloss, C.B. [6724] Thailand K002975978 Yes
Krispinus, F. [135784] Malaysia K002976119 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14562] Thailand K002975962 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [750] Malaysia K002976113 Yes
{Haviland} [430] Malaysia K002976109 Yes
Motley, J. [1134] K002976105 Yes
{Laman, T.G.; Ismail; Rachman, A.; Mirmanto, E.} [TL488] Indonesia K002976125 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Johns, R.J.; Kaya, A.; Daman, L.; Bat, S.; Fikir, S. [5648] Brunei K002976133 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [750] Malaysia K002976111 Yes
{Church, A.C.; Ismail; Ruskandi, A.} [2344] Indonesia K002976123 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002976339 Yes
Lütjeharms, W.J. [3595] Indonesia K002976103 Yes
Boyce, P.C.; Jangarum [236] Brunei K002976135 Yes
{Coode, M.J.E.; Kirkup, D.W.; et al.} [7812] Brunei K002976137 Yes
Boyce, P.C.; Awong; Jeffri [344] Brunei K002976126 Yes
Cowley, E.J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Nangkat, N.; Eri, J.A.; Luang, R.A.; Abdullah, A.I. [20] Brunei K002976139 Yes
K:SPC-45931.000 No
s.coll. [6549] K002976345 Yes
Thomas, S.A.; Comber, J. [271] Brunei K002976136 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [751] Malaysia K002976112 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [13968] Thailand K002975975 Yes
Forman, L.L.; Blewett, J.B.J. [1060B] Brunei K002976129 Yes
Dransfield, S.; Dransfield, J.; Salim, K.A.; Jang; Joffre; Salleh; Arifin; Niga; Ping, S. [1278] Brunei K002976131 Yes
Smitinand, T. [1029] Thailand K002975970 Yes
s.coll. [H3607/63] K002976340 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P5351] Malaysia K002976108 Yes
Ramos, M. [1670] Malaysia K002976116 Yes
s.coll. [681739] K002976344 Yes
Kerr, A. [s.n.] Thailand K002975969 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [975] Thailand K002975959 Yes
{Parnell; Pendry; Jebb; Boonthavikoon, T.} [95-521] Thailand K002975977 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clements, M.S. [26142] Malaysia K002976115 Yes
Niyomdham, C.; Sriboonma, D. [1497] Thailand K002975972 Yes

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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