Family: Arum [Araceae] |
Arisarum |
Arum |
Calla |
Colocasia |
Dracunculus |
Lysichiton |
Zantedeschia |
Sub-Family 1: [Lemnoideae] (Duckweeds) |
Lemna |
Spirodela |
Wolffia |
Sub-Family 2: [Aroideae] (Water-cabbage) |
Pistia |
Sauromatum |
Sub-Family 3: [Orontioideae] (Golden-club) |
Orontium |
The Duckweed Family [Lemnaceae] has been subsumed into this, the Arum Family. The Lemnaceae Family was comprised of the Genera: Lemna, Spirodels and Wolffia, all of which are now contained within the Arum Family. The Arum family is typified by flowers with a single large spathe surrounding a central pencil-thin spadix. The upper majority of the upper part of the spadix contains the male flowers; the female flowers of all Arum plants are on the lower (usually hidden) part of the spadix. They are mostly very poisonous, and also emit foul smells of decaying flesh or a fecal smell at times.
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[ARUM] Lords-and-Ladies
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Lords-and-Ladies (Italian). (Arum italicum) | Photo: © RWD |
Lords-and-Ladies. (Arum maculatum) | Photo: © RWD |
[DRACUNCULUS] Arum
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Dragon Arum (Dracunculus vulgaris) | Photo: © Dave Symes |
[ZANTEDESCHIA] Altar-lily
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Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) | Photo: © RWD |
[LYSICHITON] Skunk-Cabbages
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American Skunk-Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus) | Photo: © Jeremy Cushing |
[PISTIA] Water Lettuce
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Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) | Photo: © RWD |
Family: Arum [Araceae] |