Aglaonema hookerianum

An upright, plain-green Aglaonema, 40–50 cm or more tall, from the monsoon forests of northeast India, Bangladesh and western Myanmar. Nicolson (1969) records it below 1,000 m in deep shade of forest with more than 2,000 mm of rain a year. It expects a hot, very wet summer and a cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Nicolson describes it growing in deep forest shade. Specimen labels mention shady forest slopes and swampy ground in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, 'deep forest' at Cherrapunji, and dense primary forest beside a stream in Myanmar.

Below about 1,000 m per Nicolson. Labels range from 12–45 m in Bangladesh to 1,067 m in the Lushai Hills and 1,219 m at Cherrapunji.

AssamBangladeshEast HimalayaMyanmar

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✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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