Araceae

Aglaonema Schott

First published in Wiener Z. Kunst 1829: 892 (1829)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is NE. India to Papua New Guinea.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, India, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

CATE Araceae

  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 2008. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Low, Y.W.; Wong, K.M.; Muhd. Ariffin, A.K.; Watu, A.; Azlan, P.; Rauzaidi, M. [LYW 835] Brunei K001905778 No
Wilde, D.; Tajudin; Postar [143976] Malaysia K002976236 Yes
Low, Y.W.; Leong, P.; Muhd, W.Z.; Azlan, P. [LYW 511] Malaysia K002976229 Yes
K:SPC-59405.000 No
Ramadhanil [180] Indonesia K002976242 Yes
Nguyen, V.D.; Phuong, V.X.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun [L-V 395] Laos K001590021 Yes
Du, N.V.; Phuong, V.X.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun. [L-V 369] Laos K001609089 Yes
Hay [2049] Malaysia K:SPC-59012.000 No
Nadiah, I.; Postar, M.; Jemson, J.; Ubaldus, M. [s.n.] Malaysia K002976230 Yes
Hicks, D.; Talangamin, F. [235] Indonesia K002976240 Yes
Hicks, D.; Talangamin, F. [235] Indonesia K002976239 Yes
Kessler, P.J. [PK2935] Indonesia K002976241 Yes
Vogel, A.P.T.M. [s.n.] Malaysia K002976235 Yes
Hay, A. [2001] Malaysia K:SPC-59067.000 No
Diwol; Lynma; Tawadong; Umbin [110746] Malaysia K002976231 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [906] Thailand K:SPC-59592.000 No
{Julaihi; Rantai; et al.} [S76934] Malaysia K002976237 Yes
Heunaka; Ketane; Naunesi [1068] Indonesia K002976243 Yes
{Poulsen, A.D.; Kiew, R.; Hj. Suleiman; John; Yesri} [s.n.] Malaysia K002976233 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Bamggilon, L. [s.n.] Malaysia K002976234 Yes
Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.;de Kok, R.P.J.; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I. [HNK 2531] Vietnam K002976082 Yes
Girmansyah, D. [1227] Indonesia K002976238 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Banggilon, L. [s.n.] Malaysia K002976232 Yes

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images