Pothoideae
Appearance
Pothoideae | |
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Anthurium andraeanum cultivar | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Subfamily: | Pothoideae Engl. |
Pothoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Araceae. These plants are commonly called the true aroids.
Tribes and genera
[edit]The subfamily consists of two tribes:
Anthurieae
[edit]- Anthurium Schott
Pothoeae
[edit]- Pothos L.
- Pothoidium Schott (monotypic)
References
[edit]- Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J., and Boyce, J.C. (1998) The genera of Araceae project, Acta Botanica Yunnanica.
- Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family [ILLUSTRATED]. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-485-7