Checklist: Araceae

ARACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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LEMNACEAE 
Literature:  
Dyer, R.A. (1976) The Genera of southern African flowering plants. Vol. 2 (Monocotyledons). Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Pre 
Haigh, A. & Boyce, P. (2012) Araceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(1)  
Hepper, F.N. (1973) Lemnaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa  
Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10  
Mayo, S.J. (1985) Araceae Flora of Tropical East Africa  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
CERCESTIS Schott 
ALOCASIOPHYLLUM Engl. 
RHEKTOPHYLLUM N.E.Br. 
Cercestis congensis Engl.
Cercestis dinklagei Engl.
Cercestis mirabilis (N.E.Br.) Bogner
  
LASIMORPHA Schott 
Lasimorpha senegalensis Schott
  
ANUBIAS Schott 
Anubias gilletii De Wild. & T.Durand
Anubias hastifolia Engl.
Anubias heterophylla Engl.
Anubias pynaertii De Wild.
  
NEPHTHYTIS Schott 
Nephthytis poissonii (Engl.) N.E.Br.
  
RHAPHIDOPHORA Hassk. 
Rhaphidophora africana N.E.Br.
  
690.000 CULCASIA P. Beauv. 
Culcasia angolensis Welw. ex Schott
Culcasia barombensis N.E.Br.
Culcasia loukandensis Pellegr.
Culcasia mannii (Hook.f.) Engl.
Culcasia panduriformis Engl. & K.Krause
Culcasia sapinii De Wild.
Culcasia scandens P.Beauv. VI
Caladium scandens (P.Beauv.) Willd.
Culcasia gracilis N.E.Br.
Culcasia lancifolia N.E.Br.
Culcasia saxatilis A.Chev.
Denhamia scandens (P.Beauv.) Schott
Culcasia tenuifolia Engl.
  
723.000 AMORPHOPHALLUS Blume ex Decne. 
Amorphophallus abyssinicus (A.Rich.) N.E.Br.
subsp. abyssinicus
Amorphophallus angolensis (Welw. ex Schott) N.E.Br.
Amorphophallus bequaertii De Wild.
Amorphophallus dumboi Eb.Fisch., B.Dumbo & L.Dumbo
Amorphophallus eichleri (Engl.) Hook.f.
Amorphophallus margretae Ittenb.
Amorphophallus mayoi (Ittenb.) Eb.Fisch., B.Dumbo & L.Dumbo
Amorphophallus mullendersii Malaisse & Bamps
Amorphophallus stuhlmannii (Engl.) Engl. & Gehrm.
Amorphophallus teuszii (Engl.) Mottet
  
748.000 ZANTEDESCHIA Spreng. 
  
764.000 STYLOCHAETON Lepr. 
Stylochaeton kornasii Malaisse & Bamps
Stylochaeton lancifolius Kotschy & Peyr.
Stylochaeton malaissei Bogner
Stylochaeton shabaensis Malaisse & Bamps
Stylochaeton zenkeri Engl.
  
786.000 ARISAEMA C. Martius 
Arisaema mildbraedii Engl.
Arisaema ruwenzoricum N.E.Br.
Arisaema schimperianum Schott
  
791.000 PISTIA L. 
Pistia stratiotes L.
  
794.000 SPIRODELA Schleid. 
  
795.000 LEMNA L. 
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw.
Lemna angolensis Hegelm.
Lemna paucicostata Engelm.
Lemna perpusilla Torr.
  
796.000 WOLFFIA Horkel ex Schleid. 
Wolffia arrhiza (L.) Wimm.
Lemna arrhiza L.
Wolffia michelii Schleid.
  
796.010 WOLFFIELLA (Hegelm.) Hegelm. 
WOLFFIOPSIS Hartog & Plas 
Wolffiella welwitschii (Hegelm.) C. Monod
Wolffiopsis welwitschii (Hegelm.) Hartog & Plas

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https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=18, retrieved 13 October 2026

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