IRMNG - Araceae de Jussieu, 1789

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Araceae de Jussieu, 1789

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114815 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114815)

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Alismatales

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Lemnaceae Gray, 1822 · unaccepted

Pistiaceae Richard ex C.A. Agardh, 1822 · unaccepted

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Genus Acorites W.L. Crepet, 1978 †
Genus Afrocasia C. Coiffard & B.A.R. Mohr, 2016 †
Genus Aglaodorum Schott, 1858
Genus Aglaonema H.W. Schott, 1829
Genus Aia S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2024
Genus Albertarum J. Bogner, G.L. Hoffman & K.R. Aulenback, 2005 †
Genus Alloschemone H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Alocasia (H.W. Schott) G. Don in R. Sweet, 1839
Genus Ambrosina F. Bassi, 1763
Genus Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834
Genus Amydrium H.W. Schott, 1863
Genus Anadendrum Schott, 1857
Genus Anaphyllopsis A. Hay, 1989
Genus Anaphyllum H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Anchomanes H.W. Schott, 1853
Genus Anomacolocasioides E. Gieser, M.P. Donovan & F. Herrera in Gieser et al., 2026 †
Genus Anthurium H.W. Schott, 1829
Genus Anubias H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Apoballis H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Appianospadix R.A. Stockey, G.W. Rothwell, G. Beard & J. Gemmel, 2023 †
Genus Araciphyllites V. Wilde, Z. Kvacek & J. Bogner, 2005 †
Genus Aridarum Ridley, 1913
Genus Ariopsis Nimmo in J. Graham, 1839
Genus Arisaema C.F.P. von Martius, 1831
Genus Arisarum P. Miller, 1754
Genus Aron M. Adanson, 1763
Genus Arophyton H. Jumelle, 1928
Genus Arum Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Asterostigma F.E.L. Fischer & C.A. Meyer, 1845
Genus Ayuantha S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2024
Genus Bakoa P.C. Boyce & S.Y. Wong, 2008
Genus Bakoaella S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce in Low et al., 2018
Genus Bau S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2024
Genus Biarum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Bidayuha S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce in Low et al., 2018
Genus Bognera S. Mayo & D.H. Nicolson in D.H. Nicolson, 1984
Genus Bognerospadix R.A. Stockey, G.L. Hoffman & G.W. Rothwell, 2021 †
Genus Borneoa S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2024
Genus Boycea A. Hay, 2022
Genus Bucephalandra H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Burttianthus S.Y. Wong, P.C. Boyce & S.L. Low in Low et al., 2018
Genus Caladium Ventenat, 1800-1801
Genus Calla Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Callopsis Engler, 1895
Genus Carlephyton H. Jumelle, 1919
Genus Cercestis H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Chlorospatha Engler, 1878
Genus Cobbania R.A. Stockey, G.W. Rothwell & K.R. Johnson, 2007 †
Genus Colletogyne Buchet, 1939
Genus Colobogynium Schott, 1865
Genus Colocasia Schott in Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Croatiella E.G. Gonçalves, 2005
Genus Cryptocasia Z. Ma in Ma et al., 2026
Genus Cryptocoryne Fischer ex Wydler, 1830
Genus Culcasia Palisot de Beauvois, 1803
Genus Cyrtosperma W. Griffith, 1851
Genus Dieffenbachia H.W. Schott, 1829
Genus Dracontioides Engler, 1911
Genus Dracontium Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Dracunculus P. Miller, 1754
Genus Eminium (Blume) H.W. Schott, 1855
Genus Englerarum L. Nauheimer & P.C. Boyce, 2013
Genus Eospirodela A. Ali, R.F. de Almeida & M.A. Khan in Ali et al., 2026 †
Genus Epipremnum H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Fenestratarum P.C. Boyce & S.Y. Wong, 2014
Genus Filarum Nicolson, 1967
Genus Furtadoa M. Hotta, 1981
Genus Galantharum P.C. Boyce & S.Y. Wong, 2015
Genus Gamogyne N.E. Brown, 1882
Genus Gearum N.E. Brown, 1882
Genus Gigantosagittata E. Gieser, M.P. Donovan & F. Herrera in Gieser et al., 2026 †
Genus Gonatopus J.D. Hooker ex Engler in Alph. de Candolle & A.C. de Candolle, 1879
Genus Gorgonidium Schott, 1864
Genus Gosong S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce in Low et al., 2018
Genus Gymnostachys R. Brown, 1810
Genus Halochlamys A. Gray, 1851
Genus Hapaline H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Hayarum K.Z. Hein, D. Prehsler, S. Saensouk & S.L. Low, 2025
Genus Helicodiceros H.W. Schott in Klotzsch, 1855-1856
Genus Hera S.Y. Wong, P.C. Boyce & S.L. Low in Low et al., 2018
Genus Heteropsis Kunth, 1841
Genus Holochlamys Engler in Beccari, 1883
Genus Homaida Rafinesque, 1837
Genus Homalomena H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Hottarum J. Bogner & D.H. Nicolson in J. Bogner, 1979
Genus Huluarum P.C. Boyce, 2025
Genus Ibania S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2024
Genus Idimanthus E.G. Gonçalves, 2018
Genus Incarum E.G. Gonçalves, 2005
Genus Jasarum G.S. Bunting, 1977
Genus Josefia D. Scherberich, K. Hase & P.C. Boyce in Scherberich et al., 2023
Genus Kiewia S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce in Low et al., 2018
Genus Lagenandra Dalzell, 1852
Genus Landoltia D.H. Les & D.J. Crawford, 1999
Genus Lasia Loureiro, 1790
Genus Lasimorpha H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Lemna Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Lorenzia E.G. Gonçalves, 2012
Genus Lysichiton Schott, 1857
Genus Mangonia H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Meconostigma W.H. Schott, 1832
Genus Monstera Adanson, 1763
Genus Montrichardia H. Crüger, 1854
Genus Nabalu S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce in Low et al., 2018
Genus Naiadia S.Y. Wong, P.C. Boyce & S.L. Low in Low et al., 2018
Genus Natantisphyllum G.G. Puebla, B. Vento & M.B. Prámparo, 2019 †
Genus Nephthytis Schott, 1857
Genus Ooia S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2010
Genus Orontium Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Pedicellarum M. Hotta, 1976
Genus Peltandra Rafinesque, 1819
Genus Petrocardium F.A. Herrera, C.A. Jaramillo, D.L. Dilcher, S.L. Wing & C. Gómez-Navarro, 2008 †
Genus Philodendron Schott, 1829
Genus Philonotion Schott, 1857
Genus Phymatarum M. Hotta, 1965
Genus Pichinia S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2010
Genus Pinellia Tenore, 1839
Genus Piptospatha N.E. Brown, 1879
Genus Pistia Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Podolasia N.E. Brown, 1882
Genus Pothoidium H.W. Schott, 1856-1857
Genus Pothos Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Protarum Engler, 1901
Genus Pseudodracontium N.E. Brown, 1882
Genus Pseudohydrosme Engler, 1892
Genus Pseudolimnobiophyllum C. Coiffard & B.A.R. Mohr, 2018 †
Genus Pursegloveia S.Y. Wong, P.C. Boyce & S.L. Low in Low et al., 2018
Genus Pycnospatha Thorel ex Gagnepain, 1941
Genus Remusatia H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Rhaphidophora Hasskarl, 1842
Genus Rhodospatha Poeppig in Poeppig & Endlicher, 1845
Genus Rhodospathodendron S.D. Bonde, 2000 †
Genus Rhynchopyle Engler, 1880
Genus Sarawakia S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2024
Genus Sauromatum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Scaphispatha Brongniart ex H.W. Schott, 1860
Genus Schismatoglottis Zollinger & Moritzi in Moritzi, 1846
Genus Schottariella P.C. Boyce & S.Y. Wong, 2009
Genus Schottarum P.C. Boyce & S.Y. Wong, 2008
Genus Scindapsus H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Spathantheum Schott, 1859
Genus Spathicarpa W.J. Hooker, 1831
Genus Spathiphyllum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Sphincterostigma H.W. Schott, 1832
Genus Spirodela Schleiden, 1839
Genus Stenospermation H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Steudnera K.H.E. Koch, 1862
Genus Stylochaeton Leprieur, 1834
Genus Symplocarpus R.A. Salisbury ex W.P.C. Barton, 1817
Genus Synandrospadix Engler, 1883
Genus Syngonium Schott, 1829
Genus Taccarum Brongniart in Schott, 1857
Genus Tapeinophallus H.E. Baillon, 1877
Genus Tawaia S.Y. Wong, P.C. Boyce & S.L. Low in Low et al., 2018
Genus Theriophonum Blume, 1837
Genus Toga S.Y. Wong, P.C. Boyce & S.L. Low in Low et al., 2018
Genus Tweeddalea S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2024
Genus Typhonium Schott, 1829
Genus Typhonodorum Schott, 1857
Genus Ulearum Engler, 1905
Genus Urospatha H.W. Schott, 1853
Genus Vandua Z. Ma in Ma et al., 2026
Genus Vesta S.Y. Wong in Low et al., 2018
Genus Vietnamocasia N.-S. Lý, S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce in N.-S. Lý, S.Y. Wong, T. Haevermans, V.D. Nguyễn & P.C. Boyce, 2017
Genus Vivaria O. Cabrera, F. Tinitana, N. Cumbicus, A. Prina & P. Herrera in Cabrera et al., 2022
Genus Wolffia Horkel ex Schleiden, 1844
Genus Wolffiella (C.F. Hegelmaier) C.F. Hegelmaier, 1895
Genus Xanthosoma H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Zamioculcas H.W. Schott, 1856
Genus Zantedeschia K.P.J. Sprengel, 1826
Genus Zomicarpa H.W. Schott, 1856
Genus Zomicarpella N.E. Brown, 1881
Genus Acontias H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832 accepted as Xanthosoma H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Adelonema H.W. Schott, 1860 accepted as Homalomena H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Afrorhaphidophora Engler in Engler & Prantl, 1906 accepted as Rhaphidophora Hasskarl, 1842
Genus Allopythion H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Alocasia Necker ex Rafinesque, 1837 accepted as Arisaema C.F.P. von Martius, 1831 (nomen rejiciendum)
Genus Alocasiophyllum Engler, 1892
Genus Amauriella Rendle, 1913 accepted as Anubias H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Amidena Adanson, 1763
Genus Amomophyllum Watelet, 1866
Genus Amomophyllum Engler, 1877 accepted as Spathiphyllum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Anarmodium H.W. Schott, 1861
Genus Andromycia A. Richard in R. de la Sagra, 1850 accepted as Asterostigma F.E.L. Fischer & C.A. Meyer, 1845
Genus Anepsias H.W. Schott, 1858 accepted as Rhodospatha Poeppig in Poeppig & Endlicher, 1845
Genus Anthelia H.W. Schott, 1863 accepted as Epipremnum H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Apatemone H.W. Schott, 1858 accepted as Schismatoglottis Zollinger & Moritzi in Moritzi, 1846
Genus Aphyllarum S. Moore, 1895 accepted as Caladium Ventenat, 1800-1801
Genus Apiospermum Klotzsch, 1853
Genus Arctiodracon A. Gray, 1859
Genus Arisacontis H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Arodendron Werth, 1901 accepted as Typhonodorum Schott, 1857
Genus Arodes L. Heister ex Kuntze, 1891
Genus Aronia J. Mitchell, 1769 accepted as Orontium Linnaeus, 1753 (nomen rejiciendum)
Genus Aropsis N. Rojas Acosta, 1918 accepted as Spathicarpa W.J. Hooker, 1831
Genus Arosma Rafinesque, 1837
Genus Atherurus Blume, 1837 accepted as Pinellia Tenore, 1839
Genus Atimeta H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Balmisa M. Lagasca, 1816
Genus Baursea T. von Post & O. Kuntze, 1903 accepted as Philodendron Schott, 1829
Genus Brachyspatha H.W. Schott, 1856
Genus Bruniera A.R. Franchet, 1864
Genus Caladiopsis Engler, 1905 accepted as Chlorospatha Engler, 1878
Genus Callaion Rafinesque, 1836 accepted as Calla Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Calyptrocoryne H.W. Schott, 1857 accepted as Theriophonum Blume, 1837
Genus Campylospermum M.E.J. Chandler, 1925 † accepted as Cyrtospermites J. Bogner, 1973 † (junior homonym)
Genus Candarum H.G.L. Reichenbach ex H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832 accepted as Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834 (nomen rejiciendum)
Genus Chamaecladon Miquel, 1856 accepted as Homalomena H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Chersydrium H.W. Schott, 1865
Genus Colocasia Link, 1795 accepted as Zantedeschia K.P.J. Sprengel, 1826 (nomen rejiciendum)
Genus Conophallus H.W. Schott, 1856 accepted as Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834
Genus Corynophallus H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Curmeria E.F. André, 1873
Genus Cuscuaria H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Cyllenium H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Cyrtocladon W. Griffith, 1851
Genus Cyrtospadix K.H.E. Koch, 1853
Genus Denhamia H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832 accepted as Culcasia Palisot de Beauvois, 1803 (nomen rejiciendum)
Genus Desmesia Rafinesque, 1837
Genus Diandriella Engler, 1910 accepted as Homalomena H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Diversiarum J. Murata & T. Ohi-Toma in T. Ohi-Toma, S. Wu, S.R. Yadav, H. Murata & J. Murata, 2011 accepted as Sauromatum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Dochafa H.W. Schott, 1856
Genus Dracontium J. Hill, 1756 accepted as Dracunculus P. Miller, 1754
Genus Echidnium H.W. Schott, 1857 accepted as Dracontium Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Elopium H.W. Schott, 1865
Genus Endera Regel, 1872
Genus Epipremnopsis Engler, 1908 accepted as Amydrium H.W. Schott, 1863
Genus Eutereia Rafinesque, 1838
Genus Felipponia Hicken, 1917 accepted as Mangonia H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Felipponiella Hicken, 1928 accepted as Mangonia H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Flagellarisaema Nakai, 1950 accepted as Arisaema C.F.P. von Martius, 1831
Genus Gamochlamys J.G. Baker in Saunders, 1873
Genus Godwinia B.C. Seemann, 1869
Genus Gonatanthus Klotzsch in Link, Klotzsch & Otto, 1841 accepted as Remusatia H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Goniurus K.B. Presl, 1851
Genus Gueinzia O.W. Sonder ex H.W. Schott, 1853 (Not validly published)
Genus Gymnomesium H.W. Schott, 1855 accepted as Arum Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Hansalia H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Hapale H.W. Schott, 1857 accepted as Hapaline H.W. Schott, 1858 (nomen rejiciendum)
Genus Helicophyllum H.W. Schott, 1855 accepted as Eminium (Blume) H.W. Schott, 1855
Genus Hemicarpurus C.G.D. Nees, 1839
Genus Hestia S.Y. Wong & P.C. Boyce, 2010 accepted as Vesta S.Y. Wong in Low et al., 2018 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Hestia R.M. Bateman, P. Kenrick & G.W. Rothwell, 2007 (fossil Lycopsida))
Genus Heteroaridarum M. Hotta, 1976 accepted as Aridarum Ridley, 1913
Genus Heteroarisaema Nakai, 1950 accepted as Arisaema C.F.P. von Martius, 1831
Genus Heterolobium A. Peter, 1930 accepted as Gonatopus J.D. Hooker ex Engler in Alph. de Candolle & A.C. de Candolle, 1879
Genus Heterostalis (H.W. Schott) H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Hirsutiarum J. Murata & T. Ohi-Toma in T. Ohi-Toma, S. Wu, S.R. Yadav, H. Murata & J. Murata, 2011 accepted as Sauromatum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Homaid Adanson, 1763 accepted as Biarum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Humbertina Buchet, 1941 accepted as Arophyton H. Jumelle, 1928
Genus Hydnostachyon Liebmann, 1849 accepted as Spathiphyllum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Hydrophace A. Haller, 1768
Genus Hydrosme H.W. Schott, 1858 accepted as Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834
Genus Ictodes Bigelow, 1818
Genus Ischarum (Blume) H.G.L. Reichenbach, 1841
Genus Jaimenostia Guinea & Gómez-Moreno in Guinea, 1946 accepted as Typhonium Schott, 1829
Genus Kodda-pail Adanson, 1763 accepted as Pistia Linnaeus, 1753 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Kunda Rafinesque, 1837
Genus Lasiomorpha accepted as Lasimorpha H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Lazarum A. Hay, 1993 accepted as Typhonium Schott, 1829
Genus Lecontia W. Cooper ex J. Torrey, 1826 accepted as Peltandra Rafinesque, 1819
Genus Lenticula J. Hill, 1757
Genus Lenticularia Friche-Joset & Montandon, 1856 accepted as Lemna Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Leptopetion H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Leucocasia H.W. Schott, 1857 accepted as Colocasia Schott in Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Leucochlamys E.F. Poeppig ex Engler, 1879 accepted as Spathiphyllum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832
Genus Lilloa Spegazzini, 1897 accepted as Synandrospadix Engler, 1883
Genus Limnonesis Klotzsch, 1853
Genus Lysichitum Schott, 1857 accepted as Lysichiton Schott, 1857
Genus Lysistigma H.W. Schott, 1862
Genus Maguirea A.D. Hawkes, 1948 accepted as Dieffenbachia H.W. Schott, 1829
Genus Massowia K.H.E. Koch, 1852
Genus Megotigea Rafinesque, 1837 accepted as Helicodiceros H.W. Schott in Klotzsch, 1855-1856 (nomen rejiciendum)
Genus Microcasia Beccari, 1879 accepted as Bucephalandra H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Microculcas A. Peter, 1930 accepted as Gonatopus J.D. Hooker ex Engler in Alph. de Candolle & A.C. de Candolle, 1879
Genus Nebrownia O. Kuntze, 1891
Genus Oligogynium Engler, 1883 accepted as Nephthytis Schott, 1857
Genus Ophione Schott, 1857 accepted as Dracontium Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Otosma Rafinesque, 1838
Genus Panzhuyuia Z.Y. Zhu, 1985
Genus Pauella Ramamurthy & Sebastine, 1967 accepted as Theriophonum Blume, 1837
Genus Pedatyphonium J. Murata & T. Ohi-Toma, 2010 (Not validly published)
Genus Philodendrum Schott, 1829 accepted as Philodendron Schott, 1829 (Misspelling)
Genus Phyllotaenium E.F. André, 1872 accepted as Caladium Ventenat, 1800-1801
Genus Plesmonium H.W. Schott, 1856 accepted as Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834
Genus Pleuriarum Nakai, 1950 accepted as Arisaema C.F.P. von Martius, 1831
Genus Pleurospa Rafinesque, 1838 accepted as Montrichardia H. Crüger, 1854
Genus Podospadix Rafinesque, 1838 accepted as Anthurium H.W. Schott, 1829
Genus Porphyrospatha Engler in Alph. de Candolle & A.C. de Candolle, 1879 accepted as Syngonium Schott, 1829
Genus Proteinophallus J.D. Hooker, 1875
Genus Provenzalia Adanson, 1763
Genus Pseudohomalomena A.D. Hawkes, 1951 accepted as Zantedeschia K.P.J. Sprengel, 1826
Genus Pseudowolffia C. den Hartog & F. van der Plas, 1970 accepted as Wolffiella (C.F. Hegelmaier) C.F. Hegelmaier, 1895
Genus Pythion Martius, 1831
Genus Pythonium H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832 accepted as Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834
Genus Raphidophora J.C. Hasskarl, 1842 accepted as Rhaphidophora Hasskarl, 1842
Genus Rensselaeria L.C. Beck, 1833
Genus Rhaphiophallus H.W. Schott, 1858 accepted as Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834
Genus Rhektophyllum N.E. Brown, 1882 accepted as Cercestis H.W. Schott, 1857
Genus Richardia Kunth, 1818 accepted as Zantedeschia K.P.J. Sprengel, 1826
Genus Ringentiarum Nakai, 1950 accepted as Arisaema C.F.P. von Martius, 1831
Genus Schizocasia Schott ex Engler, 1880 accepted as Alocasia (H.W. Schott) G. Don in R. Sweet, 1839
Genus Seguinum Rafinesque, 1837
Genus Spathiphyllopsis J.E. Teysmann & S. Binnendijk, 1863
Genus Spirospatha Rafinesque, 1838
Genus Staurogeton H.G.L. Reichenbach, 1841 accepted as Lemna Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Staurostigma Scheidweiler, 1848 accepted as Asterostigma F.E.L. Fischer & C.A. Meyer, 1845
Genus Stenurus R.A. Salisbury, 1866
Genus Strepsanthera Rafinesque, 1838
Genus Stylochiton H.W. Schott, 1855 accepted as Stylochaeton Leprieur, 1834
Genus Synandrogyne Buchet, 1939 accepted as Arophyton H. Jumelle, 1928
Genus Synantherias H.W. Schott, 1858 accepted as Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834
Genus Tapanava Adanson, 1763 accepted as Pothos Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Tapinocarpus Dalzell, 1851
Genus Telipodus Rafinesque, 1837
Genus Telmatophace Schleiden, 1839
Genus Thaumatophyllum Schott, 1859 accepted as Philodendron Schott, 1829
Genus Thomsonia Wallich, 1830 accepted as Amorphophallus Blume ex Decaisne, 1834 (nomen rejiciendum)
Genus Tornelia Gutierrez ex H.W. Schott, 1858
Genus Urophyllum K.H.E. Koch, 1857 accepted as Urospatha H.W. Schott, 1853
Genus Urospathella G.S. Bunting, 1988 accepted as Urospatha H.W. Schott, 1853
Genus Wolffia Horkel ex Schleiden, 1839 accepted as Wolffiella (C.F. Hegelmaier) C.F. Hegelmaier, 1895
Genus Wolffiopsis C. den Hartog & F. van der Plas, 1970 accepted as Wolffiella (C.F. Hegelmaier) C.F. Hegelmaier, 1895
Genus Wolfiella accepted as Wolffiella (C.F. Hegelmaier) C.F. Hegelmaier, 1895
Genus Xenophya Schott, 1863 accepted as Alocasia (H.W. Schott) G. Don in R. Sweet, 1839
Genus Zala Loureiro, 1790
Genus Zyganthera N.E. Brown in Thiselton-Dyer, 1901
Genus Homaïd Adanson, 1763 represented as Homaid Adanson, 1763 accepted as Biarum H.W. Schott in H.W. Schott & Endlicher, 1832 (version of name with diaeresis (permitted in ICN as indicator of pronunciation), non-diaeresis version is used as preferred form in IRMNG)
Genus Acoropsis Conwentz, 1886 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Anthuriophyllum Weyland, 1957 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Araceaeites Fritel, 1910 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Araceophyllum R. Kräusel, 1929 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Aracites P.A. Nikitin, 1957 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Arecites Squinabol, 1892 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Arisaron Adanson, 1763 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Aroides Heister ex Fabricius, 1763 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Aroites J. von Kováts, 1856 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Aronites Heer, 1855 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Aronium Ettingshausen, 1870 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Caladiosoma E.W. Berry, 1925 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Callaria Rafinesque, 1818 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Cyrtospermites J. Bogner, 1973 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Ensolenanthe H.W. Schott, 1861 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Epipremnites H.-J. Gregor & J. Bogner, 1984 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Grantia W. Griffith in J.O. Voigt, 1845 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Keratosperma S.R.S. Cevallos-Ferriz & R.A. Stockey, 1988 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Lemnospermum V.P. Nikitin in J.P. Baranova et al., 1976 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Lenticularia Séguier, 1754 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Limnophyllum A. Hosius & W. von der Marck, 1880 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Muricauda J.K. Small, 1903 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Nothopothos O. Kuntze in Post & O. Kuntze, 1903 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Pistites Hosius & Marck, 1880 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Porosia L.J. Hickey, 1977 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Rhopalostigmium Schott, 1859 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Scindapsites H.-J. Gregor & J. Bogner, 1984 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Serangium W. Wood ex R.A. Salisbury, 1866 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Spathyema Rafinesque, 1838 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Urospathites H.-J. Gregor & J. Bogner, 1984 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Gen. Pl.: 23. 4 Aug 1789. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Araceae de Jussieu, 1789. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114815 on 2026-07-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree] [list species] [clear cache]

original description Gen. Pl.: 23. 4 Aug 1789. [details]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

basis of record Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html. [details]

current name source Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III. <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 161(2): 105-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

original description (of Lemnaceae Gray, 1822) Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 729. 10 Jan 1822. [details]

original description (of Pistiaceae Richard ex C.A. Agardh, 1822) Aphor. Bot.: 130. 19 Jun 1822. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Plantae (Kingdom) > Magnoliophyta (Phylum) > Liliopsida (Class) > Arecidae (Subclass) > Alismatales (Order) > Araceae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Angiosperms, nonmarine except where noted. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Coniacian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Nomenclatural status nom. cons. [details]

To WoRMS
To WoRMS (from synonym Lemnaceae Gray, 1822)