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The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also known as the arum family, members are often colloquially known as aroids.
Araceae, large family of flowering plants (order Alismatales) comprising more than 4,000 species in over 140 genera. Members of Araceae occur worldwide but are most common in the tropics. The family includes many climbers and herbaceous plants as well as rooted or free-floating aquatics.
Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a 'spathe' or leaf-like bract. Also known as the Arum family, members are often colloquially known as aroid.
The arum family (Araceae) comprises 140 genera and about 4,000 species of flowering plants. The flowers are characteristically borne on a distinctive inflorescence known as a spadix and are usually surrounded by a single leaflike bract known as a spathe. Several species are important in the floral.
Araceae is a family of flowering plants that belongs to the order Alismatales. It includes over 100 genera and 3,700 species, making it one of the largest monocot families. The family is divided into four subfamilies, namely Aroideae, Gymnostachydoideae, Orontioideae, and Lemnoideae.
Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. As of September 2015, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 489 species; other sources accept different numbers. Regardless of number of species, the genus is the second-largest member of the family Araceae, after genus Anthurium.
ARACEAE P. Acevedo-Rodríguez A cosmopolitan family (except for the arctic zone) with ~145 genera and 3,200 species of terrestrial, epiphytic or aquatic, large to minute, erect, prostrate or hanging, commonly rhizomatous herbs, or root-climbing vines. In the Neotropics, the family contains 50 genera and
