Aglaonema costatum | |
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Aglaonema costatum f. immaculatum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Aglaonema |
Species: | A. costatum
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Binomial name | |
Aglaonema costatum | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Aglaonema costatum f. foxii (Engl.) Jervis |
Aglaonema costatum, called the spotted evergreen, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aglaonema, native to Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. [2] In these areas, the plant is typically found growing in the understory of tropical rain forests. [3] Its putative form, Aglaonema costatum f. immaculatum, called the unspotted Chinese evergreen, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]
A. costatum typically reaches about 60 cm tall and 30-45 cm wide. [5] Its leaves are typically about 20 centimeters long, ovately shaped, with entire margins. They are green, with a white stripe along the midrib and a number of irregularly shaped white spots. [3] In the summer, it produces white spathe-and-spadix flowers, about 2–3.5 centimeters long. [2]
As a result of the calcium oxalate crystals found in all parts of the plant, it will irritate the mouth and esophagus of a human who ingests it, and it is toxic to cats and dogs. [5]
Aglaonema costatum | |
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At the University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden | |
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Aglaonema costatum f. immaculatum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Aglaonema |
Species: | A. costatum
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Binomial name | |
Aglaonema costatum | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Aglaonema costatum f. foxii (Engl.) Jervis |
Aglaonema costatum, called the spotted evergreen, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aglaonema, native to Bangladesh, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. [2] In these areas, the plant is typically found growing in the understory of tropical rain forests. [3] Its putative form, Aglaonema costatum f. immaculatum, called the unspotted Chinese evergreen, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]
A. costatum typically reaches about 60 cm tall and 30-45 cm wide. [5] Its leaves are typically about 20 centimeters long, ovately shaped, with entire margins. They are green, with a white stripe along the midrib and a number of irregularly shaped white spots. [3] In the summer, it produces white spathe-and-spadix flowers, about 2–3.5 centimeters long. [2]
As a result of the calcium oxalate crystals found in all parts of the plant, it will irritate the mouth and esophagus of a human who ingests it, and it is toxic to cats and dogs. [5]