list of plants in the family Araceae

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.

• genus Anthurium
• genus Arisaema

  • jack-in-the-pulpit (A. triphyllum)
• genus Arum

  • cuckoopint (A. maculatum)
• genus Caladium
• genus Calla
• calla lily (Zantedeschia species)
• dumb cane (genus Dieffenbachia)
• genus Monstera
• genus Philodendron
• peace lily (genus Spathiphyllum)
• pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
• skunk cabbage (various species)
• taro (Colocasia esculenta)
• titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum)