Monocot Genus

• genus Amorphophallus

  Genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake p...

• genus Arum

  Type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped...

• Arisaema

  Tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials.

• Acorus

  Sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae.

• Aglaonema

  Climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual...

• genus Alocasia

  Tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile...

• genus Anthurium

  Large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated...

• Arisarum

  Tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area.

• genus Caladium

  Small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored...

• Calla

  Water arum.

• Colocasia

  Small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro.

• genus Cryptocoryne

  Water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often...

• Dieffenbachia

  Evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap...

• genus Dracontium

  Small genus of tropical American cormous herbs.

• Dracunculus

  Tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum.

• Epipremnum

  Small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas.

• genus Monstera

  Tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves.

• genus Nephthytis

  Small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs.

• Orontium

  One species of aquatic plant: golden club.

• Peltandra

  Small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs.

• genus Philodendron

  Any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen...

• genus Pistia

  One species: water lettuce.

• Scindapsus

  Evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil.

• genus Spathiphyllum

  Evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and In...

• Symplocarpus

  One species: skunk cabbage.

• Xanthosoma

  Tropical American tuberous perennials.

• Zantedeschia

  Calla lily.

• Lysichiton

  Skunk cabbage.

• Syngonium

  Epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental...

Also contains

• arum

  Any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large...

• Acoraceae

  Used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Aracea...