Araceae
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The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclo
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum RTBG
Snake lily, Dracunculus vulgaris, in Crete
Arrowleaf elephant ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum, 2 or 3 metres tall
Lemnoideae
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Lemnoideae is a subfamily of flowering aquatic plants, known as duckweeds, water lentils, or water lenses. They float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and w
Araceae
…A comprehensive taxonomy of Araceae was published by Mayo et al. in 1997. Modern studies based on gene sequences show the Araceae (including the Lemnoideae, duckweeds) to be monophyletic, and the first diverging group within the Alismatales. The APG III system of 2009 recognizes the family, including the…
Duckweeds
Duckweeds belong to the order Alismatales and the family Araceae. (a) is a phylogenetic tree based on ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase large-subunit genes. (b) is a schematic ventral view of Spirodela, to show the clonal, vegetative propagation of duckweeds. Daughter fronds (F1) originate from the vegetative node (No), from the mother frond F0 and remain attached to it by the stipule (Sti), which eventually breaks off, thereby releasing a new plant cluster. Daughter fronds may already initiate new fronds
Common duckweed in Galicia, Spain
Lemna minor