arum family

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arum family - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron Araceae, 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