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:
Aglaonemateae Ambrosineae Anubiadeae Areae Arisaemateae Arisareae Arophyteae Caladieae Calleae Callopsideae Colocasieae Cryptocoryneae Culcasieae Dieffenbachieae Homalomeneae Nephthytideae Peltandreae Philodendreae Philonotieae Pistieae Schismatoglottideae Spathicarpeae Stylochaetoneae Thomsonieae Zantedeschieae
Genera It includes:Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press.
Monotypic genera within subtribes Ambrosina Bassi - A. bassii Calla L. - C. palustris (Bog arum) Callopsis Engl. - C. volkensii Pistia L. - P. stratiotes (Water lettuce)
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