Arum
Botanical name: Araceae
Arum
Botanical name: Araceae
Species of Arum
Zantedeschia
The eight species of zantedeschia each grow a spathe and spadix in place of flowers. Though likely native to southern Africa, they have been spread throughout the world. In spite of the name, these plants are not true lilies. Nevertheless, zantedeschia are similarly poisonous if swallowed.
Peace lilies
Peace lilies are members of the genus, Spathiphyllum, so they are technically not true lilies. At least 47 different species fall under this genus, many of which are prized as houseplants. In lieu of flowers, peace lilies produce a spadix and spathe. All members of this genus are moderately toxic, but are not as dangerous as true lilies.
Cyrtosperma
Adelonema
Montrichardia
Elephant's ear
Skunk cabbages
Angel wings
Angel wings comprise a genus of tropical evergreen tuberous perennials, renowned and gladly cultivated for showy coloration. The leaves feature white, pink, red, and green colors in interesting patterns. Angel wings plants got their common name for the red-pink-to-purple heart-shaped foliage.
Sauromatum
Sauromatum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa, tropical Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. Their inflorescences last for only a few hours to a day.
Bog arum
Bog arum are a genus of just one species – Calla palustris. They are naturally found in forest swamps in the temperate and sub-artic Northern Hemisphere. They are semi-aquatic plants with an erect habit. These perennials are long-lived. Bog arum have been reported as toxic and care must be taken when handling them.
Symplocarpus
Symplocarpus are a small genus of flowering plants in the Arum family. All members have intricate conical leaves and a contractile root system for adjusting the plant's ground level. The name 'Skunk Cabbage' refers to the foul smell released by some species when their leaves are damaged or crushed.
Rhaphidophora
Rhaphidophora is a genus of evergreen, robust, climbing plants. T The flowers are bisexual, lacking a perigone. The spathe is shed after flowering.The flowers produce many, ellipsoid, straight seeds with a brittle and smooth outer coat (testa).Their bast fibers have typically abundant, long and slender trichosclereids, merging with the fibers of the sclerenchyma. If the blade of the leaf is torn, many hairs become apparent. Rhaphidophora consists of approximately 100 species. Rhaphidophora is a genus in the family Araceae, occurring from tropical Africa eastwards through Malesia and Australasia to the Western Pacific.
Steudnera
Steudnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.
Schismatoglottis
Schismatoglottis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. Schismatoglottis are found primarily in tropical parts of Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Melanesia. The majority of the species are native to the Island of Borneo.
Watermeals
Watermeals are petite floating aquatic plants that have been traditionally harvested for fuel or fodder. They provide a food source for wild waterbirds such as ducks, hence the common name Duckweed. These fast-growing plants don't have roots and are usually found in freshwater lakes and ponds.
Water trumpet
Water trumpet is a genus of aquatic plants from the family Araceae. The genus is naturally distributed in tropical regions of India, Southeast Asia and New Guinea.
Thailand Giant
Thailand Giant are a genus of flowering plants characterized by their large leaves, which resemble an elephant's ear. These leaves make them popular ornamental plants. Species such as Colocasia esculenta, commonly known as Taro, are important food crops. These plants can become invasive in wetland areas, including the American gulf coast.
Mud-midget
Mud-midget is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Araceae. They are rootless and have a keel that allows them to maintain their orientation in the water. They are small, measuring 2 to 10 mm in width.
Duckweeds
Duckweeds is a genus of aquatic plants, one of several genera containing plants. Plants are green, but may have a red or brown underside. Multiple roots (7 to 12) emerge from each thallus. The genus is virtually cosmopolitan in distribution.
Pistia
Pistia comprises of single species - Pistia stratiotes, also known as water lettuce. This aquatic plant can be found in almost all tropical and subtropical fresh waterways (hence the name), where it behaves as an invasive weed. Pistia floats on the water surface, forming large, impenetrable carpets and disrupting water ecosystems. To complete their life cycle, the salvinia stem-borer moth (Samea multiplicalis) and mosquitoes of the genus Mansonia need to use pistia as a host plant.
Colocasia
Colocasia comprise a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering perennials. The Latin name comes from "kolokasion", which was the Greek name for the edible roots of C. esculenta. The sap of all species can be irritating to the skin, and all parts of the plant can cause stomach issues if eaten raw.
Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus are a genus of hundreds of species that grow a single tuber, atop which grows a single leaf, then produces a single flower. Interestingly, the female flower is only able to reproduce for a single day. Amorphophallus are predators, and prey on small insects by growing different kinds of traps to capture and devour them.
Eternity plant
Eternity plant comprise a small genus of one species of tropical perennial. The genus was first described in 1829, but wasn't commercially propagated until 1996, when Dutch nurseries saw its potential as a houseplant. Indeed, eternity plant quickly became a worldwide houseplant favorite, due to the attractiveness of the rounded, glossy, tilted leaves, and the fact it is extremely undemanding and easy to care for.
Syngonium
Syngonium is a genus of large tropical evergreen woody vines in the Arum family. An interesting trait is that the leaves change shapes as the plant matures. Adult leaf stages are usually much more lobed than the juvenile ones. Some species are popular houseplants, always remaining in the form of a juvenile plant when in a pot.
Anchomanes
Arisarum
Gymnostachys
Biarum
Chinese evergreens
Chinese evergreens is a genus of evergreen, flowering, perennial tropical plants that have been widely hybridized and grown as houseplants for their showy foliage. Chinese evergreens have been considered good-luck plants in Asia for centuries, and were introduced to Europe in 1885. The wide array of modern cultivars offers attractive, colorful foliage displays.
Scientific Classification
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