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Arum
Arum
Arum
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Zantedeschia
Zantedeschia
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
Spathiphyllum
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
Cyrtosperma
Cyrtosperma
Adelonema
Adelonema
Adelonema
Montrichardia
Montrichardia
Montrichardia
Sauromatum
Sauromatum
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.
Steudnera
Steudnera
Steudnera
Steudnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Indochina.
Schismatoglottis
Schismatoglottis
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.
Water trumpet
Cryptocoryne
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.
Symplocarpus
Symplocarpus
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
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.
Syngonium
Syngonium
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.
Colocasia
Colocasia
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.
Eternity plant
Zamioculcas
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.
Angel wings
Caladium
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.
Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus
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.
Watermeals
Wolffia
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.
Mud-midget
Wolffiella
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.
Elephant's ear
Xanthosoma
Elephant's ear
Duckweeds
Spirodela
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.
Thailand Giant
Leucocasia
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.
Bog arum
Calla
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.
Skunk cabbages
Lysichiton
Skunk cabbages
Pistia
Pistia
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.
Anchomanes
Anchomanes
Anchomanes
Arisarum
Arisarum
Arisarum
Biarum
Biarum
Biarum
Gymnostachys
Gymnostachys
Gymnostachys
Remusatia
Remusatia
Remusatia
Remusatia contains 4 known species. The species of remusatia are native to Asia, Africa, and Australia. They are typically found in subtropical forests and are tuberous plants with heart shaped peltate leaves. A characteristic feature of remusatia is its stolons that emerge from the tubers on which is produced bulbils that allow the plant to reproduce. The spathes of remusatia are yellow and the spadix are white with a fragrance except for Remusatia yunnanensis whose spathe is red.
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Dracaena
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Ficus
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Rubus
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Acer
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Solanum
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Rosa
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Quercus
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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More Popular Genus

Dracaena
Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Ficus
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Rubus
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Acer
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Solanum
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Rosa
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Quercus
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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