Kalmar "Aglaonema" tana nufin wani nau'in tsire-tsire masu furanni daga kudu maso gabashin Asiya, wanda aka fi sani da Sin Evergreens. Waɗannan tsire-tsire suna da ƙayyadaddun foliage na ado, wanda ya bambanta da launi daga kore zuwa azurfa zuwa ja. Tsire-tsire na Aglaonema galibi suna girma azaman tsire-tsire na cikin gida saboda jurewarsu ga yanayin ƙarancin haske da ikon tsarkake iska. Sunan "Aglaonema" ya samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "aglaos," ma'ana "mai haske," da "nema," ma'ana "zaren," dangane da stamens na shuka.