Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Alismatales

Araceae Juss.

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted
Name Status: nom. cons.

Relationships towards this taxon

Family group names

*Ambrosina*	Bassi	taxonomically included in
*Arisarum*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Arum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Biarum*	Schott	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Calla*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Colocasia*	Schott	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Dracunculus*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Eminium*	(Blume) Schott	taxonomically included in
*Helicodiceros*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Lemnoideae*	Bab.	taxonomically included in
*Lysichiton*	Schott	taxonomically included in
*Monstera*	Adans.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Orontium*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Pinellia*	Ten.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.
*Pistia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Zantedeschia*	Spreng.	taxonomically included in; nom. cons.

Children

Ambrosina Bassi
Arisarum Mill.
Arum L.
Biarum Schott
Calla L.
Colocasia Schott
Dracunculus Mill.
Eminium (Blume) Schott
Helicodiceros K. Koch
Lemnoideae Bab.
Lysichiton Schott
Monstera Adans.
Orontium L.
Pinellia Ten.
Pistia L.
Zantedeschia Spreng.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: vehkakasvit sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: kallaväxter

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Gen. Pl.: 23. 1789

Genbank

Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von 2021+: Araceae (excl. Lemnoideae). – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Araceae Juss. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e977a2b1-bea3-4edc-a2e2-d14bc3914227

WoRMS (2025). Araceae. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=425928