Aglaodorum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Aglaonemateae
Genus: Aglaodorum
Species: A. griffithii
Name

Aglaodorum Schott, Gen. Aroid. t. 58. 1858.
References

Schott, H.W., 1858. Gen. Aroid. t. 58. 1858.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Aglaodorum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Aglaodorum. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 29 2018.
Hassler, M. 2018. Aglaodorum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 29. Reference page.
The Plant List 2013. Aglaodorum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 29.
Tropicos.org 2018. Aglaodorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Oct. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aglaodorum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: Aglaodorum Schott.
Aglaodorum Schott – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Aglaodorum – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Aglaodorum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The only species that is a member of this genus is Aglaodorum griffithii.[2]

Aglaodorum is extremely similar to species in the genus Aglaonema. One main differences that distinguishes Aglaodorum from species in Aglaonema is that it produces green fruit whereas Aglaonema species produce red fruit. Also, Aglaodorum has a longer peduncle and produces only one whorl of flowers instead of many as in Aglaonema.[3]

Aglaodorum are found growing in tidal mudflats in Borneo, Sumatra, southern Indochina, and Peninsula Malaysia.[2] It is usually found growing alongside of Cryptocoryne ciliata and Nypa fruticans. An interesting feature of the plant is that the seeds germinate before it drops from the plant. The seeds themselves tend to be quite large.
References

Adolf Engler (d. 1930) - "Das Pflanzenreich" Vol. 63-65 issued 1914-1915
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Bown, Demi (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7.