Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Alismatales (9)
Family: Araceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Aglaonema (1)
Epithet: simplex (Blume) Blume (3)
Synonyms: Aglaonema alpinum Elmer, Aglaonema angustifolium N.E.Br., Aglaonema borneense Engl., Aglaonema brevivaginatum Alderw., Aglaonema elongatum Alderw., Aglaonema emarginatum Alderw., Aglaonema fallax Schott, Aglaonema grande Alderw., Aglaonema latius Alderw., Aglaonema longicuspidatum Schott, Aglaonema malaccense Schott, Aglaonema nicobaricum Sasikala, Aglaonema nieuwenhuisii Engl., Aglaonema pierreanum Engl., Aglaonema propinquum Schott, Aglaonema schottianum Miq., Aglaonema siamense Engl., Aglaonema simplex (N.E.Br.) Jervis, Aglaonema subarborescens Alderw., Aglaonema subfalcatum Engl., Aglaonema tenuipes Engl., Caladium princeps Kunth, Caladium simplex Blume, Scindapsus tonkinensis K.Krause
alpinum => from the Alps
angustifolium => with narrow leaves
elongatum => elongated, lengthened, drawn out, extended
fallax => deceitful, deceptive, false, closely resembling another species
grande => full-grown, great, large, tall
malaccense => from Malacca, Peninsula Malaysia
simplex => of one piece or series (opposed to compound)
tenuipes => thin stalk; from lat. ténuis (thin, tender) and pes (foot)
tonkinensis => from the area of the Gulf of Tonkin, Northeastern Vietnam