Chinese evergreen vs Philippine evergreen

Aglaonema costatum compared with Aglaonema commutatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese evergreen	Philippine evergreen
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Liliopsida (백합강)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order same	Alismatales (택사목)	Alismatales (택사목)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Aglaonema	Aglaonema
Species	Aglaonema costatum	Aglaonema commutatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese evergreen and Philippine evergreen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aglaonema.

Conservation Status

Chinese evergreen

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine evergreen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese evergreen	Philippine evergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese evergreen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Colombia, Laos, and Taiwan.

Philippine evergreen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Singapore), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Chinese evergreen

The Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema costatum) is a species in the genus Aglaonema. Distributed across Algeria, Colombia, Laos, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇨🇴 Colombia