The Systematics of Araceae

The subfamilies, tribes and genera of Araceae.
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Higher taxa according to APG:

^ dominium: Eucaryota
^ regnum: Archaeplastida Adl i in. 2005
^ cladum: Tracheophyta
^ cladum: Euphyllophyta Cantino & Donoghue
^ cladum: Spermatophyta Britton & Brown
^ classis: Magnoliophyta
^ cladum: Liliopsida
^ ordo: Alismatales Dumort.
> familia: Araceae Juss. 1789

Higher taxa according to MOBOT:

^ classis: Equisetopsida C. Agardh 1825
^ subclassis: Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht. 1967
^ superordo: Lilianae Takht. 1967
^ ordo: Alismatales R. Br. ex Bercht. & J. Presl 1820
> familia: Araceae Juss. 1789

Taxa in alphabetical order:

  1. subfamilia: Aroideae Arn. 1832
    1. tribus: Aglaonemateae
      1. genus: Aglaodorum Schott 1858
      2. genus: Aglaonema Schott 1829
    2. tribus: Ambrosineae
      1. genus: Ambrosina Bassi 1763
    3. tribus: Amorphophalleae (Thomsonieae)
      1. genus: Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne. 1834
    4. tribus: Anubiadeae
      1. genus: Anubias Schott 1857
    5. tribus: Areae
      1. genus: Arum L. 1753
      2. genus: Biarum (Blume) Schott 1832
      3. genus: Dracunculus Mill. 1754
      4. genus: Eminium Schott 1856
      5. genus: Gymnomesium Schott 1855
      6. genus: Helicodiceros Schott 1855
      7. genus: Lazarum A. Hay 1992
      8. genus: Sauromatum Schott 1832
      9. genus: Theriophonum Blume 1937
      10. genus: Typhonium Schott 1829
    6. tribus: Arisaemateae
      1. genus: Arisaema Mart. 1831
      2. genus: Pinellia Ten. 1839
    7. tribus: Arisareae
      1. genus: Arisarum Mill. 1754
    8. tribus: Arophyteae A.Lemee ex Bogner 1972
      1. genus: Arophyton Buchet 1939
      2. genus: Carlephyton Jum. 1919
      3. genus: Colletogyne Buchet 1939
    9. tribus: Caladieae
      1. genus: Caladium Ventenat 1801
      2. genus: Chlorospatha Engl. 1878
      3. genus: Hapaline Schott 1878
      4. genus: Jasarum G.S. Bunting 1975
      5. genus: Phyllotaenium André 1872
      6. genus: Scaphispatha Brongn. ex Schott 1860
      7. genus: Syngonium Schott 1829
      8. genus: Xanthosoma Schott 1832
    10. tribus: Calleae Schott
      1. genus: Calla L. 1753
    11. tribus: Callopsideae
      1. genus: Callopsis Engl. 1895
    12. tribus: Colocasieae
      1. genus: Alocasia (Schott 1832) G. Don 1839
      2. genus: Ariopsis Nimmo 1839
      3. genus: Colocasia Schott 1832
      4. genus: Leucocasia Schott 1857
      5. genus: Protarum Engl. 1901
      6. genus: Remusatia Schott 1832
      7. genus: Steudnera K. Koch 1832
    13. tribus: Cryptocoryneae
      1. genus: Cryptocoryne Fischer ex Wydler 1830
      2. genus: Lagenandra Dalzell 1852
    14. tribus: Culcasieae
      1. genus: Cercestis Schott 1857
      2. genus: Culcasia P. Beauv. 1803
    15. tribus: Dieffenbachieae
      1. genus: Bognera Mayo & Nicolson 1984
      2. genus: Dieffenbachia Schott 1829
    16. tribus: Homalomeneae
      1. genus: Adelonema Schott 1860
      2. genus: Furtadoa M. Hotta 1981
      3. genus: Homalomena Schott 1832
    17. tribus: Montrichardieae
      1. genus: Montrichardia Crüger 1854
    18. tribus: Nephthytideae
      1. genus: Anchomanes Schott 1853
      2. genus: Nephthytis Schott 1857
      3. genus: Pseudohydrosme Engl. 1893
    19. tribus: Peltandreae
      1. genus: Peltandra Raf. 1819
      2. genus: Typhonodorum Schott 1857
    20. tribus: Philodendreae
      1. genus: Philodendron Schott 1829
    21. tribus: Philonotieae S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce 2010
      1. genus: Philonotion Schott 1857
    22. tribus: Pistieae
      1. genus: Pistia L. 1753
    23. tribus: Schismatoglottideae
      1. genus: Apoballis Schott 1858
      2. genus: Aridarum Ridl. 1913
      3. genus: Bakoa P.C. Boyce & S.Y. Wong 2008
      4. genus: Bucephalandra Schott 1858
      5. genus: Hestia S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce 2010
      6. genus: Heteroridarum Hotta 1976
      7. genus: Hottarum Bogner & Nicolson 1978
      8. genus: Ooia S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce 2010
      9. genus: Pichinia S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce 2010
      10. genus: Phymatarum M. Hotta 1965
      11. genus: Piptospatha N. E. Brown 1879
      12. genus: Schottariella P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong 2009
      13. genus: Schottarum P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong 2008
      14. genus: Schismatoglottis Zoll. & Moritzi 1846
    24. tribus: Spathicarpeae
      1. genus: Asterostigma Fisch. & C.A. Mey. 1845
      2. genus: Croatiella E.G. Gonç. 2005
      3. genus: Gearum N.E. Br. 1882
      4. genus: Gorgonidium Schott 1864
      5. genus: Incarum E.G. Gonç. 2005
      6. genus: Lorenzia E.G. Gonç. 2012
      7. genus: Mangonia Schott 1857
      8. genus: Spathantheum Schott 1859
      9. genus: Spathicarpa Hook. 1831
      10. genus: Synandrospadix Engler 1883
      11. genus: Taccarum Brongn. ex Schott 1857
    25. tribus: Zantedeschieae
      1. genus: Zantedeschia Spreng. 1826
    26. tribus: Zomicarpeae
      1. genus: Filarum Nicolson 1967
      2. genus: Ulearum Engl. 1905
      3. genus: Zomicarpa Schott 1856
      4. genus: Zomicarpella N.E. Br. 1881
  2. subfamilia: Gymnostachydoideae Bogner & Nicolson 1991
      1. genus: Gymnostachys R. Br. 1810
  3. subfamilia: Lasioideae Engler
      1. genus: Anaphyllopsis A. Hay 1988
      2. genus: Anaphyllum Schott 1857
      3. genus: Cyrtosperma Griff. 1851
      4. genus: Dracontioides Engl. 1911
      5. genus: Dracontium L. 1753
      6. genus: Lasia Lour. 1790
      7. genus: Lasimorpha Schott 1857
      8. genus: Podolasia N.E. Br. 1882
      9. genus: Pycnospatha Thorel ex Gagnep. 1941
      10. genus: Urospatha Schott 1853
  4. subfamilia: Lemnoideae Engler
    1. tribus: Lemneae
      1. genus: Landoltia Les & D.J. Crawford 1999
      2. genus: Lemna L. 1753
      3. genus: Spirodela Schleid. 1839
    2. tribus: Wolffieae
      1. genus: Wolffia Horkel ex Schleid. 1844
      2. genus: Wolffiella Hegelm. 1895
  5. subfamilia: Monsteroideae Schott
    1. tribus: Anadendreae Bogner & J.French 1984
      1. genus: Anadendrum Schott 1857
    2. tribus: Heteropsideae
      1. genus: Heteropsis Kunth 1841
    3. tribus: Monstereae
      1. genus: Alloschemone Schott 1858
      2. genus: Amydrium Schott 1863
      3. genus: Epipremnum Schott 1857
      4. genus: Monstera Adans. 1763
      5. genus: Rhaphidophora Hassk. 1842
      6. genus: Rhodospatha Poepp. 1845
      7. genus: Scindapsus Schott 1832
      8. genus: Stenospermation Schott 1858
    4. tribus: Spathiphylleae
      1. genus: Holochlamys Engl. 1883
      2. genus: Spathiphyllum Schott 1832
  6. subfamilia: Orontioideae Bogner & P.C.Boyce 1997
      1. genus: Lysichiton Schott 1857
      2. genus: Orontium L. 1753
      3. genus: Symplocarpus Salisb. ex Nutt. 1812
  7. subfamilia: Pothoideae Engler
    1. tribus: Anthurieae
      1. genus: Anthurium Schott 1829
    2. tribus: Potheae
      1. genus: Pedicellarum M. Hotta 1976
      2. genus: Pothoidium Schott 1857
      3. genus: Pothos L. 1753
  8. subfamilia: Zamioculcadoideae J. Bogner & M. Hesse 2005
    1. tribus: Stylochaetoneae
      1. genus: Stylochaeton Lepr. 1834
    2. tribus: Zamioculcadeae
      1. genus: Gonatopus Hook. f. ex Engl. 1879
      2. genus: Zamioculcas Schott 1856

The Überlist of Araceae (pdf, 2012-01-10)
MOBOT: APG System: Araceae
American Journal of Botany: the cladograph of Araceae (pdf, 2008)
The IAS: The Genera of Araceae and their synonyms
Tropicos Taxonomy Browser: Araceae
CATE Araceae: taxonomic database

page created on 2009-12-26
last updated on 2012-09-20