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098.0000 Family Araceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 23 (1789), nom. cons.
123 genera, ca. 4100 spp.
Species listed in database: 4610; hybrids: 19
= Arisaraceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
= Caladiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 5 (1866)
= Callaceae Rchb. ex Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 25, 66 (1830)
= Colocasiaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 541 (1895)
= Cryptocorynaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 32 (1858)
= Dracontiaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 7 (1866)
= Lasiaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Lemnaceae Gray; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 729 (1822), nom. cons.
= Monsteraceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Orontiaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 24, 68 (1830)
= Pistiaceae Rich. ex C.Agardh; Aphor. Bot. 130 (1822)
= Philodendraceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 540 (1895)
= Pothaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 16 (1838)
= Wolffiaceae Bubani; Fl. Pyren. [Bubani] 4: 22 (1902)
098.9352 Genus Colocasia Schott; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 1: 18 (1832)
Distribution: mostly China, tropical Asia, Polynesia. There is disagreement whether Leucocasia (L. gigantea only) should be separated.
Species listed in database: 15
= Leucocasia Schott; Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 34 (1857)

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