Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales

Araceae Juss.

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted
Name Status: nom. cons.

Children

Ambrosina Bassi
Arisarum Mill.
Arum L.
Biarum Schott
Calla L.
Colocasia Schott
Dracunculus Mill.
Eminium (Blume) Schott
Helicodiceros K. Koch
Lemnoideae Bab.
Lysichiton Schott
Monstera Adans.
Orontium L.
Pinellia Ten.
Pistia L.
Zantedeschia Spreng.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Finnish: vehkakasvit sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS
 Swedish: kallaväxter

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Gen. Pl.: 23. 1789

Genbank

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Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von 2021+: Araceae (excl. Lemnoideae). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Araceae Juss. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e977a2b1-bea3-4edc-a2e2-d14bc3914227

WoRMS (2025). Araceae. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=425928

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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GUID

e977a2b1-bea3-4edc-a2e2-d14bc3914227
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Last modified

2009-10-25 by Raab-Straube, E. von & by Wim Decock

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