Abstract
The Araceae, also known as the arum family, colloquially known as aroids, is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, in the order Alismatales, consisting of 114 genera and about 3750 species, usually rhizomatous or tuberous, most diverse in the New World tropics, although they are also distributed in the Old World tropics and northern temperate regions. Aerial stems are various or acaulescent. Leaves are varying considerably, and usually alternate or basally. Spathe are often with tubelike base. Spadix subtended by spathe. Flowers bisexual or unisexual. Fruit is a berry. Seeds are several to numerous. Eight species, belonging to different genera, are illustrated in this chapter.
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Xu, Z., Chang, L. (2017). Araceae. In: Identification and Control of Common Weeds: Volume 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5403-7_25
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