Aglaonema commutatum
{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Aglaonema}}
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|genus=Aglaonema
|species=commutatum
|authority=Schott
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- Aglaonema commutatum f. concolor {{small|Jervis}}
- Aglaonema commutatum f. elegans {{small|(Engl.) Jervis}}
- Aglaonema commutatum var. picturatum {{small|Jervis}}
- Aglaonema commutatum f. viridans {{small|Jervis}}
- Aglaonema elegans {{small|Engl.}}
- Aglaonema maculatum {{small|Blume}}
- Aglaonema robustum {{small|Alderw.}}
- Aglaonema warburgii {{small|Engl.}}
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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.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:84050-1 |title=Aglaonema commutatum Schott |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=12 October 2021 }}{{cite web |title=Aglaonema commutatum poison dart plant |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/703/aglaonema-commutatum/details |date=2021 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=12 October 2021 }} Its hybrid cultivar 'Silver Queen' (with A. nitidum) has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.{{cite web |title=Aglaonema commutatum 'Silver Queen' Chinese evergreen 'Silver Queen' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/92017/aglaonema-silver-queen/details |date=2021 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=12 October 2021 |quote=Synonyms; Aglaonema treubyi 'Silver Queen', Aglaonema commutatum 'Silver Queen', Aglaonema nitidum 'Silver Queen' }}
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:
- Aglaonema commutatum var. commutatum – central Luzon
- Aglaonema commutatum var. elegans {{small|(Engl.) Nicolson}} – central Luzon
- Aglaonema commutatum var. maculatum {{small|(Hook.f.) Nicolson}} – central Luzon
- Aglaonema commutatum var. warburgii {{small|(Engl.) Nicolson}} – northeast Sulawesi
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|Starr 070906-8788 Aglaonema commutatum crop.jpg|'Silver Queen' hybrid cultivar.
|Aglaonema commutatum - Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - DSC01286.JPG|A cultivar with red-edged leaves, ‘Siam Aurora’.
|白馬粗肋草 Aglaonema commutatum 'White Tip' -香港公園 Hong Kong Park- (14599546520).jpg|Flower.
|Aglaonema commutatum, Botanischer Garten Dresden (2).jpg|Close-up of fruit.
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