Araceae Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 23. 1789 [4 Aug 1789] (1789)
This family is accepted

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Lemnaceae Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 729. 1822 [10 Jan 1822] (as "Lemnadeae") (1822)nom. cons.

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Croat, T. B. (1978). Flora of Barro Colorado Island. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California.
  • Mayo, S. J. (1985). Araceae. In: R. M. Polhill (ed.). Flora of Tropical East Africa. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam.
  • Mayo, S. J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P. C. (1997). The Genera of Araceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nicholson, D. H. (1988). Araceae. In: M. D. Dassanayake & F. R. Fosberg (eds), A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 17–101. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam.

Neotropikey

  • Bown, D. (2000). Aroids. Plants of the Arum family. 2nd edn. 392 pp. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
  • Croat, T.B. (1991). A revision of Anthurium section Pachyneurium (Araceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 78(3): 539-855.
  • Croat, T.B. (1997). A revision of Philodendron subgenus Philodendron (Araceae) for Mexico and Central America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 84: 314-704.
  • Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.C. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). 560 pp. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens.
  • Haigh, A., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Clark B.R. (2007). CATE ARACEAE version 0.7. Published on the internet at www.cate-araceae.org on 28 November (2008). Includes interactive keys to genera, and species of Anthurium and Philodendron. International Aroid Society http://www.aroid.org.
  • Landolt, E. (1986). The family of Lemnaceae: a monographic study (vol. 1). Ver. Geobot. Inst. E.T.H., Stiftung Rübel 71: 1-566.
  • Mayo, S. J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. (1997). The Genera of Araceae. xii, 370 pp., Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens.

CATE Araceae

  • Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997. The genera of Araceae. 370 pp.

The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Bown, D. (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. 2nd edition. Timber Press, Portland.
  • Li, H. & Boyce, P. C. (2010). Remusatia (Araceae). Flora of China 23: 3–79. Science Press, Beijing; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Mayo, S. J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P. C. (1997). The genera of Araceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thompson, S. A. (2000). Araceae. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America 22. Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Maximilian, F., Prince of Wied-Neuwi [s.n.] Brazil K000303486 Type No
Jan 1, 2005 Maximilian, F., Prince of Wied-Neuwi [s.n.] Brazil K000303488 No
Jan 1, 2005 Maximilian, F., Prince of Wied-Neuwi [s.n.] Brazil K000303487 Type No
Jun 23, 1987 Micheal Fay [4527] K000499425 Yes
Nov 18, 1981 Croat, T.B. [53495] Nigeria K000499445 Yes
Dec 1, 1978 Greenway; Kanuri [12751] Kenya K000499411 Yes
Nov 23, 1975 K. Vollesen [3041] Tanzania K000499412 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8962] Singapore K001131931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8951] Malaysia K001131910 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1228] Cameroon K000381279 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8968] K001131940 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 8961] Burma K001131930 Unknown Type Material No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8952] Burma K001131914 Unknown Type Material Yes
Joel, D.; Postar, J.M.; Ubaldus, M.; Tawadong, T. [SAN 149691] Malaysia K003190701 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8959] Malaysia K001131926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Miehe, G.; Kine, P.K.; Shein, L.; Kyaw, M.; Ma, P.; Lan Wan, S. [13-098-355] Burma K001589793 Yes
Miehe, G.; Kine, P.K.; Shein, L.; Kyaw, M.; Ma, P.; Lan Wan, S. [13-098-355] Burma K001589794 Yes
Redden, K. M.; Perry, C.; Singh, D.; Alexander, E.; James, H.; John, N. Guyana K001598631 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8967] Malaysia K001131938 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8957] K001131922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8965] Singapore K001131935 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8955] Burma K001131918 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8966] K001131936 Unknown Type Material Yes
Redden, K.M.; Perry, C.; Benjamin, P.; Singh, D.; Wilkie, C. [82] Guyana K001636972 No
de Nevers, G. [14926] Guinea K001970085 No
Simbiano, F.J.; Thiam, A.; Délamou, E.; Niamy, E. [667] Guinea K001970352 No
Pearce, K.; et al [S 89464] Malaysia K001926005 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8956] Nepal K001131920 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8964] Singapore K001131933 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edwards, P.J. [2362] Brazil K:SPC-76526.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8960] Singapore K001131927 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8960] Burma K001131928 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8950] India K001131909 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8968] K001131941 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8952] K001131911 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8947] K001131905 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8955] Burma K001131917 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1199] Cameroon K000381282 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8961] Burma K001131929 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8968] K001131942 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8954] K001131916 Unknown Type Material Yes
Orbigny [1043(L)] Bolivia K000434785 Type Yes
Orbigny [1043(L)] Bolivia K000434786 Type Yes
Lorence Lugas [2964] Malaysia K003190702 Yes
Jawa, R. [S 70083] Malaysia K003190703 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8959] Malaysia K001131925 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pooma, R. [1763] Thailand K003190700 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8957] India K001131921 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8949] India K001131908 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8965] Malaysia K001131934 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8953] K001131915 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8955] Burma K001131919 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8952] Burma K001131913 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8968] K001131939 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 8958] K001131923 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8952] K001131912 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8948] K001131906 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8959] Malaysia K001131924 Unknown Type Material Yes
Julaihi; Yahud [S 73133] Malaysia K003190704 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8966] India K001131937 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 8963] Malaysia K001131932 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8948] K001131907 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Temperate Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0