Aglaonema modestum Schott ex Engl.

First published in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 442 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Bangladesh to S. China and Indo-China. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and as a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • 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.
  • Nguyễn Văn Du (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 16: 1-458. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Toha, A.M.M., Rahman, M.A., Boyce, P.C. & Wilcock, C.C. (2004). Notes on the Araceae 1: Some new recors for Bangladesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 28: 347-354.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

CATE Araceae

  • Hen(g) Li, Guang Hua Zhu, Boyce, P.C., Murata, J., Hetterscheid, W.L.A., Bogner, J. & Jacobsen, N. 2010. Araceae in Flora of China @ efloras.org.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Toha, A.M.M., Rahman, M.A., Boyce, P.C. & Wilcock, C.C. (2004). Notes on the Araceae 1: Some new recors for Bangladesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 28: 347-354.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 23: 1-515. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 22, 1963 Kerr, A.F.G. [1160] Thailand K000291608 Syntype Yes
Oct 22, 1963 Kerr, A.F.G. [1160] Thailand K000291607 Syntype Yes
Oct 22, 1963 Kerr, A.F.G. [1160] Thailand K000291609 Type Yes
Nguyen, V.D.; Phuong, V.X.; Boumanivong, S.; Vongsoukhun [L-V 360] Laos K001590022 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002976322 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K002976323 Yes
[H. V. Knapps] [s.n.] China K002976324 Yes
Croat, T.B.; Dzu, N.V. [77749] Vietnam K002975955 Yes
Engler, A. [74] Philippines K002976318 Yes
Morse, H.B. [374] China K002975861 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002976321 Yes
Engler, A. [258] K002976319 Yes
Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; de Kok, R.; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I. [HNK 2453] Vietnam K002975953 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [1344] Laos K002975954 Yes
Morse, H.B. [374] China K002975860 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002976320 Yes

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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    • '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.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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    • Copyright applied to individual images
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