Freshwater
Aglaonema modestum
Araceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Not an aquatic plant
Range
Native
Lives wild in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, China Southeast, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, and Vietnam.
More about the species
Description
Aglaonema modestum, called Chinese evergreen, green-for-ten-thousand-years, and lily of China, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aglaonema, native to Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and southeast and south-central China. In these areas, it is found in tropical swamps and rainforests.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Aglaonema acutispathum
- Aglaonema laoticum
Articles
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How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
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Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.