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Aglaonema simplex
In Singapore: Malayan Sword, Borneo Sword, Chinagreen, Sumpuh Bulan, Sumpuh Kering, Penggeheh, Wetune, 常青粗肋草 (Native to Singapore, Vulnerable)
Aglaonema simplex, the Malayan sword, is a slow-growing shrubby perennial of humid forest floors and swamp edges in Southeast Asia, grown for its dark-green leaves. It does best in shade with moist but well-drained soil and steady humidity.
Aglaonema simplex, also known as the Malayan sword (Indonesian: kering, Javanese: wetune, Malay: penggeheh, Chinese: 常青粗肋草) is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia.
Like all Aglaonema species, Aglaonema simplex contains poisonous calcium oxalate crystals, which act as an irritant.
This flower is usually found wet tropical and sub-tropical forests and freshwater swamps in Bangladesh, Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. They can be found at elevations between 0 - 1500m.
Philippine evergreen · Chinese Evergreen · Chinese Evergreen · Chinese Evergreens
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aglaonema simplex by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
