Biology:Aroideae

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Aroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is the largest subfamily in Araceae and consists of about 72 genera, and 2,300 species. Many Aroideae have spiny pollen grains without a sporopollenin outer exine layer and lacking an aperture.

Taxonomy

May be subdivided into a series of twenty-five tribes:[1][2]

Genera

It includes:[3]

The cuckoo-pint or lords and ladies (Arum maculatum) is a common arum in British woodlands

Monotypic genera within subtribes

Arisaema triphyllum
Calla palustris

References

  1. "Alismatales". http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/orders/alismatalesweb.htm#Aroideae. 
  2. Mayo, S.J.; Bogner, J.; Cusimano, N. (2013). Recent progress in the phylogenetics and classification of Araceae. Early Events in Monocot Evolution.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 208–242.. 
  3. Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7

Wikidata ☰ Q133666 entry