Araceae


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Related to Araceae: Arecaceae, Alismatales
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Noun1.Araceae - anthuriumAraceae - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
arum family, family Araceae
liliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Arales, order Arales - Araceae; Lemnaceae
aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
genus Arum - type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves
Acorus, genus Acorus - sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae
Acoraceae, subfamily Acoraceae - used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae
Aglaonema, genus Aglaonema - climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen
genus Alocasia - tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix
genus Amorphophallus - genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm
genus Anthurium - large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants
Arisaema, genus Arisaema - tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials
Arisarum, genus Arisarum - tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area
genus Caladium - small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves
genus Calla, Calla - water arum
Colocasia, genus Colocasia - small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro
genus Cryptocoryne - water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants
Dieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia - evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants
genus Dracontium - small genus of tropical American cormous herbs
Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus - tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
Epipremnum, genus Epipremnum - small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas
genus Lysichiton, genus Lysichitum, Lysichiton, Lysichitum - skunk cabbage
genus Monstera - tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves
genus Nephthytis - small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs
genus Orontium, Orontium - one species of aquatic plant: golden club
genus Peltandra, Peltandra - small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs
genus Philodendron - any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves
genus Pistia - one species: water lettuce
genus Pothos, genus Scindapsus, Scindapsus - evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil
genus Spathiphyllum - evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia
genus Symplocarpus, Symplocarpus - one species: skunk cabbage
genus Syngonium, Syngonium - epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage
genus Xanthosoma, Xanthosoma - tropical American tuberous perennials
genus Zantedeschia, Zantedeschia - calla lily
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