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Aglaonema commutatum Schott

This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Aglaonema in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.

Syn. Aroid.: 123 (1856).

Aglaonema oblongifolium Merr. (1923) non Schott, Aglaonema treubii auct. non Engl.

Philippines: damping-banal (Tagalog), pamitagen (Mangyan), pauangkilon (Cebu Bisaya).

The Philippines and north-eastern Sulawesi; Aglaonema commutatum occasionally escapes from cultivation and is sometimes naturalized.

Aglaonema commutatum is a source of compounds with potential glycosidase-inhibitory activity. It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental, also as a pot plant.

An erect herb up to 150 cm tall; leaves broadly acute, obtuse or subrounded at base, variegated along lateral veins, margin of petiole sheath usually membranous; spathe elongate, spadix cylindrical, usually much shorter than spathe. Aglaonema commutatum occurs in primary forest, mainly along streams.

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[684]Nojima, H. et al., 1998. Antihyperglycemic effects of N-containing sugars from Xanthocercis zambesiaca, Morus bombycis, Aglaonema treubii, and Castanospermum australe in streptozotocin-diabetic mice. Journal of Natural Products 61(3): 397—400

Francisca Murti Setyowati

Setyowati, F.M., 2003. Aglaonema commutatum Schott. In: Lemmens, R.H.M.J. and Bunyapraphatsara, N. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea