Home›Flowering Plants›Taxonomy›AraceaeTaxaAraceaePlant FamiliesReference and ClassificationVerifiedAraceae, commonly known as the arum family, with its members called aroids, is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Alismatales comprising 114 genera and about 3,750 known species. Its flowers are borne on a specialized structure called a spadix, typically accompanied by a leaf like bract called a spathe, and most species contain irritating calcium oxalate crystals throughout their tissues. The family is most diverse in New World tropics and includes ornamental genera such as Anthurium, Philodendron, and Monstera, food crops such as taro, and Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum, which produces the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world.FactsAraceaeConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsTaxonomic RankWell-attestedFamily 2Member Count BandWell-attestedOver 1000 Species 3Era First AppearedWell-attestedCretaceous 4ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1AraceaeFilter Results10 entriesCommon GroupAllOther Flowering Plant Orders (10)Everyday GroupAllOther Flowering Plant Orders (10)HabitatAllFreshwater (1)Lake (1)Tropical Rainforest (2)Wetlands (1)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (1)Africa (3)Albania (1)Algeria (1)Angola (1)Australia (1)Australia (3)Austria (1)Bangladesh (3)Beijing (1)Belarus (1)Belgium (1)Botswana (1)Brazil (2)Bulgaria (1)Cambodia (3)Cameroon (1)Chad (1)China (1)Colombia (1)Comoros (1)Cyprus (1)Denmark (1)Ecuador (1)Egypt (1)El Salvador (1)Ethiopia (1)Fiji (1)Finland (1)France (1)Fujian (1)Gabon (1)Georgia (1)Germany (2)Greece (1)Guangdong (1)Guinea (2)Guinea-Bissau (1)Honduras (1)Hungary (1)Iceland (1)India (4)Indonesia (2)Iran (1)Iraq (1)Ireland (1)Italy (1)Japan (3)Kazakhstan (1)Kenya (1)Laos (2)Lesotho (1)Liberia (2)Libya (1)Madagascar (1)Mali (1)Myanmar (2)Nepal (1)Nigeria (1)North America (2)Pakistan (1)Papua New Guinea (1)Philippines (3)Samoa (1)Senegal (1)Seychelles (1)Sierra Leone (1)Singapore (1)South Africa (1)South America (1)South Asia (3)Southeast Asia (1)Sri Lanka (2)Taiwan (3)Thailand (3)Tonga (1)Ukraine (1)United States (1)Vanuatu (1)Vietnam (3)Conservation StatusAllEndangered (2)Least Concern (4)Not Evaluated (3)DietAllPhotosynthetic Autotroph (10)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (3)Terrestrial (5)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (10)Relationship to PeopleAllDomesticated (1)Farmed or Commercially Raised (3)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (10)NatureServe RankAllG5 Secure (2)EcosystemAllSumatran Lowland Rainforest (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Amorphophallus KonjacAraceaeAmorphophallus PaeoniifoliusAraceaeAnubias afzeliiAraceaeAnubias barteriAraceaeCorpse FlowerAraceaeDuckweedAraceaeLemna minorAraceaeTitan ArumAraceaeVoodoo LilyAraceaeWolffia GlobosaAraceaeConnectionsParent Taxon OfAmorphophallus Konjac, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Voodoo LilyAmorphophallus Paeoniifolius, Species Well-attested Source Amorphophallus Paeoniifolius (Wikidata)tier 2Anubias afzelii, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Anubias afzeliiAnubias barteri, Species Well-attested Source Anubias barteri (Wikidata)tier 2Corpse Flower, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Titan ArumDuckweed, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: DuckweedLemna minor, Species Well-attested Source Lemna minor (Wikidata)tier 2Titan Arum, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Titan ArumVoodoo Lily, Species Well-attested Source Wikidata: Voodoo LilyWolffia Globosa, Species Well-attested Source Wolffia Globosa (Wikidata)tier 2In the Other AtlasesFound InTropicsAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Wikipedia: AraceaeDistribution: Tropicstier 2Quote, Distribution: TropicsThis family of 114 genera and about 3,750 known species is most diverse in the New World tropics, although also distributed in the Old World tropics and northern temperate regions.Sources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ48227, descriptionView the Source2. Wikipedia: Araceaetier 2WikipediaIntroductionThe Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix.In Group: Monocot Families, LeadThe Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix.View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for AraceaeCatalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount"speciesExtantCount": 4927View the Source4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for AraceaePaleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)"taxon_name": "Araceae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 119.57 ... "early_interval": "Aptian"View the SourceWikidata: AraceaeWikidata Q48227, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikidata: DuckweedParent Taxon Of: Duckweed, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q48227 (Araceae)View the SourceWikidata: Titan ArumParent Taxon Of: Titan Arum, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Corpse Flower, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceAmorphophallus Paeoniifolius (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Amorphophallus Paeoniifolius, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWolffia Globosa (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Wolffia Globosa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Voodoo LilyParent Taxon Of: Voodoo Lily, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainParent Taxon Of: Amorphophallus Konjac, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceLemna minor (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lemna minor, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceAnubias barteri (Wikidata)tier 2WikidataParent Taxon Of: Anubias barteri, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceWikidata: Anubias afzeliiParent Taxon Of: Anubias afzelii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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