Araceae
E285071
Araceae is a large family of flowering monocot plants known for their often showy, sometimes foul-smelling inflorescences composed of a spadix surrounded by a spathe, including popular ornamentals like philodendrons and peace lilies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Araceae canonical | 2 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monocot family
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Liliopsida ⓘ
surface form:
Monocots
|
| commonName | arum family ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| diversity |
over 100 genera
ⓘ
over 3000 species ⓘ |
| habitat |
aquatic environments
ⓘ
rainforests ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
inflorescences with a spadix and spathe
ⓘ
many species are epiphytes or climbers ⓘ many species are poisonous if ingested ⓘ many species are shade-tolerant ⓘ many species have rhizomes or tubers ⓘ many species with large leaves ⓘ many species with tropical distribution ⓘ often contains calcium oxalate crystals ⓘ often showy inflorescences ⓘ sometimes foul-smelling inflorescences ⓘ |
| includes |
Acorus calamus
ⓘ
Alocasia ⓘ Amorphophallus ⓘ Anthurium ⓘ Arum ⓘ Colocasia ⓘ Dieffenbachia ⓘ Pothos ⓘ
surface form:
Epipremnum aureum
Lemna ⓘ Monstera ⓘ Philodendron ⓘ Pistia stratiotes ⓘ Spathiphyllum ⓘ Symplocarpus foetidus ⓘ Wolffia ⓘ Xanthosoma ⓘ Zantedeschia ⓘ |
| includesFoodCrop |
Acorus calamus
ⓘ
Amorphophallus ⓘ
surface form:
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
Colocasia esculenta ⓘ Xanthosoma ⓘ
surface form:
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
|
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Amorphophallus titanum
ⓘ
Dieffenbachia ⓘ
surface form:
Dieffenbachia seguine
Monstera ⓘ
surface form:
Monstera deliciosa
Spathiphyllum wallisii ⓘ |
| order | Alismatales ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination |
often by insects attracted to odor
ⓘ
sometimes by flies and beetles ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
spadix
ⓘ
spathe ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeOf | flowering plant family ⓘ |
| usedFor |
food crops
ⓘ
indoor houseplants ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ starch production ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.