Araceae

Araceae: Arum Family
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arales Family: Araceae
Genera
Aglaodorum Aglaonema Alloschemone Alocasia Ambrosina Amorphophallus Amydrium Anadendrum Anaphyllopsis Anaphyllum Anchomanes Anthurium Anubias Aridarum Ariopsis Arisaema Arisarum Arophyton Arum Asterostigma Biarum Bognera Bucephalandra Caladium Calla Callopsis Carlephyton Cercestis Chlorospatha Colletogyne Colocasia Cryptocoryne Culcasia Cyrtosperma Dieffenbachia Dracontioides Dracontium Dracunculus Eminium Epipremnum Filarum Furtodoa Gearum Gonatanthus Gonatopus Gorgonidium Gymnostachys Hapaline Helicodiceros Heteroaridarum Heteropsis Holochlamys Homalomena Hottarum Jasarum Lagenandra Lasia Lasimorpha Lysichiton Mangonia Monstera Montrichardia Nephthytis Orontium Pedicellarum Peltandra Philodendron Phymatarum Pinellia Piptospatha Pistia Podolasia Pothoidium Pothos Protarum Pseudodracontium Pseudohydrosme Pycnospatha Remusatia Raphidophora Rhodospatha Sauromatum Scaphispatha Schismatoglottis Scindapsus Spathantheum Spathicarpa Spathiphyllum Stenospermation Steudnera Stylochaeton Symplocarpus Synandrospadix Syngonium Taccarum Theriophonum Typhonium Typhonodorum Ulearum Urospatha Urospathella Xanthosoma Zamiculcas Zantedeschia Zomicarpa ''Zomicarpella'

Araceae, or the Arum Family, is a family of monocotss (Class Liliopsida) within the flowering plants in which the flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix, usually with female flowers towards the bottom and male flowers towards the top. The spadix is accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (leaf-like hood).

The anthurium and the calla are two well-known members of this family, as are the taro plant (Colocasia esculenta) and elephant ear plant (or 'ape). The largest flower (actually inflorescence) in the world is that of the arum, Amorphophallus titanum. There are also a great many ornamentals in this family: Dieffenbachia, Aglaonema, Caladium, Nephthys, and Pothos, to name a few. Both taro and Monstera provide food value (fruit of Monstera called "Mexican breadfruit"). The philodendron is an important plant in the ecosystems of the rainforests and is often used in home and interior decorating.

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