Adelonema wallisii

Adelonema wallisii (synonym Homalomena wallisii) is a species of aroid plant (family Araceae) native to Venezuela, Colombia, and Panama.^[1][2][3]

Adelonema wallisii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Adelonema
Species:	A. wallisii
Binomial name
Adelonema wallisii Regel
Synonyms[1]
Curmeria wallisii (Regel) Masl. Homalomena wallisii Regel

Taxonomy

It reaches about 6 in (15 cm) in height, but with a much wider horizontal spread. The leaf blades are elliptic to ovate-oblong in shape about 5–8 in (13–20 cm) in length, on rather short stalks, arching or recurving, bright-green with a markings of a marbled yellow.^[4]

Clarification

It can be confused with the related genera Aglaonema or Dieffenbachia, especially Aglaonema pictum 'Tricolor' or Dieffenbachia 'Reflector', both of which have similar markings.^{[citation needed]}