Aglaonema

R.J. Henny, J. Chen, and T.A. Mellich

Richard J. Henny, Richard J. Henny, Jianjun Chen, andTerri A. Mellich

Aglaonema are members of the plant family Araceae, and are commonly called Chinese evergreens. They are indigenous to Southeast Asia and include 21 species. Aglaonema species and cultivars are valuable ornamental foliage plants because of their tolerance of environmental conditions in commercial and residential interiorscapes.

R.J. Henny, J. Chen and T.A. Mellich

Jianjun Chen, Dennis B. McConnell, Richard J. Henny, and Kelly C. Everitt

Richard J. Henny, Richard J. Henny, Jianjun Chen, Terri A. Mellich, andM. S. Brennan

Richard J. Henny, Richard J. Henny, Jianjun Chen, andTerri A. Mellich

Richard W. Henley, Richard J. Henny, Jianjun Chen, Richard W. Henley, andRichard J. Henny

Aglaonema, commonly called Chinese evergreen, is a member of the family Araceae and comprises 21 known species that are native to southeast Asia where they grow in the humid, heavily shaded tropical forest (Huxley 1994). Cultivated in the East for centuries, Aglaonema was believed to bring fortune to life and probably was introduced to the western world in 1885 (Brown 2000). Currently, Aglaonema are among the most popular tropical ornamental foliage plants because of the attractive foliar variegation, low light and humidity tolerances, and few pest problems (Chen et al. 2005).

R. J. Henny and J. Chen

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