Aroideae
Aroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is the largest subfamily in Araceae and consists of about 72 genera, and 2,300 species. Many Aroideae have spiny pollen grains without a sporopollenin outer exine layer and lacking an aperture.
Taxonomy
May be subdivided into a series of twenty-five tribes:- Aglaonemateae
- Ambrosineae
- Anubiadeae
- Areae
- Arisaemateae
- Arisareae
- Arophyteae
- Caladieae
- Calleae
- Callopsideae
- Colocasieae
- Cryptocoryneae
- Culcasieae
- Dieffenbachieae
- Homalomeneae
- Nephthytideae
- Peltandreae
- Philodendreae
- Philonotieae
- Pistieae
- Schismatoglottideae
- Spathicarpeae
- Stylochaetoneae
- Thomsonieae
- Zantedeschieae
Genera
It includes:Monotypic genera within subtribes
Ambrosina Bassi - A. bassii Calla L. - C. palustris Callopsis Engl. - C. volkensiiPistia L. - P. stratiotesImage:Arisaema triphyllum.jpg|thumb|right|Arisaema triphyllum
Image:Calla palustris2.jpg|thumb|right|''Calla palustris''