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Araceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 42521

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Lemnaceae
 
    Arisaraceae
 
    Caladiaceae
 
    Callaceae
 
    Colocasiaceae
 
    Cryptocorynaceae
 
    Dracontiaceae
 
    Lasiaceae
 
    Monsteraceae
 
    Orontiaceae
 
    Philodendraceae
 
    Pistiaceae
 
    Pothaceae
 
    Wolffiaceae
 
  Common Name(s): Arums [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderAlismatales   
                            FamilyAraceae  – Arums  
    Direct Children:  
                               GenusAglaodorum Schott  
                               GenusAglaonema Schott – aglaonema 
                               GenusAlocasia (Schott) G. Don – taro 
                               GenusAmorphophallus Blume ex Decne. – amorphophallus 
                               GenusAnaphyllopsis A. Hay  
                               GenusAnthurium Schott – laceleaf 
                               GenusAnubias Schott  
                               GenusArisaema Mart. – Jack in the pulpit 
                               GenusArum L.  
                               GenusCaladium Vent. – caladium 
                               GenusCalla L. – callalily 
                               GenusClinostigma H. Wendl.  
                               GenusColocasia Schott  
                               GenusCryptocoryne Fisch. ex Wydler – watertrumpet, water trumpet 
                               GenusCyrtosperma Griff.  
                               GenusDieffenbachia Schott  
                               GenusDracontioides Engl.  
                               GenusDracontium L.  
                               GenusDracunculus Mill.  
                               GenusEpipremnum Schott – tongavine 
                               GenusHomalomena Schott  
                               GenusJasarum G.S. Bunting  
                               GenusLagenandra Dalzell  
                               GenusLandoltia Les & D.J. Crawford  
                               GenusLasia Lour.  
                               GenusLemna L. – duckweed 
                               GenusLysichiton Schott – skunkcabbage 
                               GenusMonstera Adans.  
                               GenusMontrichardia Creug.  
                               GenusOrontium L. – goldenclub 
                               GenusPeltandra Raf. – arrow arum 
                               GenusPhilodendron Schott  
                               GenusPinellia Ten.  
                               GenusPistia L.  
                               GenusSpirodela Schleid. – duckmeat, duckweed 
                               GenusSymplocarpus Salisb. ex Nutt. – skunk cabbage 
                               GenusSyngonium Schott  
                               GenusTyphonium Schott  
                               GenusWolffia Horkel ex Schleid. – watermeal 
                               GenusWolffiella Hegelm. – bogmat 
                               GenusXanthosoma Schott – elephant's ear 
                               GenusZantedeschia Spreng. – calla lily 
       

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  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Araceae   
       
  Source: Araceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Araceae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Araceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Araceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Araceae   
       
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