Aglonema is a genus of about
40 species of foliage plant in the Araceae family, native to the tropical
swamps and rainforests of south eastern Asia from Bangladesh east to the
Philippines and north to southern China.
No common names are widely used, though they are sometimes called
‘Chinese evergreen’.
They can grow to 20-50 cms
in height. The leaves are alternate on the stems, lanceolate to narrowly oval,
dark to medium green, 10-40 cm long and
4-16 cm broad, depending on the species. The flowers are relatively tinconspicuous, white or greenish-white spathes that can give way to
red berries.
The sap of this plant is
poisonous to health. It causes irritation in skin and if taken orally causes
irritation of mouth, lips, throat and tongue.
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