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list of plants in the family Araceae
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Single white calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) flower with a yellow spadix, surrounded by dark green, wavy-edged leaves.
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Calla lily Florist's calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica) in bloom.

list of plants in the family Araceae

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The arum family (Araceae) comprises 140 genera and about 4,000 species of flowering plants. The flowers are characteristically borne on a distinctive inflorescence known as a spadix and are usually surrounded by a single leaflike bract known as a spathe. Several species are important in the floral industry, and a number are common houseplants. The following is a list of some of the major genera and species in the family Araceae, arranged alphabetically by common name or genus.

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