US Plant Patent PP10659
Emerald Star
Aglaonema plant named `Emerald Star`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired August 29, 2017. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP10659
- Filed
- August 29, 1997
- Granted
- October 20, 1998
- Expires
- August 29, 2017
- Inventor
- MUKUNDAN PARTHASARATHY; PARTHASARATHY GOPALASWAMY
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Aglaonema named `Emerald Star` particularly characterized by its robust and vigorous growth rate; unique and distinct multicolored foliage pattern with prominent and persistent white, light green and dark green spots, speckles and blotches on dark green glossy leaves; numerous spots, speckles and blotches present on both leaf surfaces; notable white to whitish green midrib on upper leaf surfaces; full and dense appearance; rapid root initiation and development; good postproduction longevity; and resistance to diseases common to Aglaonema.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Aglaonema plant named `Emerald Star`, as illustrated and described.
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