''Aglaonema commutatum'', the poison dart plant, is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese evergreen genus ''

Aglaonema ''Aglaonema'' is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. They are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and New Guinea.

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. 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

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, India, Bangladesh, and the

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. Its hybrid cultivar 'Silver Queen' (with '' A. nitidum'') has gained the

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as a houseplant.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: *''Aglaonema commutatum'' var. ''commutatum'' – central Luzon *''Aglaonema commutatum'' var. ''elegans'' – central Luzon *''Aglaonema commutatum'' var. ''maculatum'' – central Luzon *''Aglaonema commutatum'' var. ''warburgii'' – northeast Sulawesi

References

commutatum House plants Flora of Luzon Flora of Sulawesi Plants described in 1856 {{Araceae-stub