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
  
690.000 CULCASIA P. Beauv. 
Culcasia falcifolia Engl.
Culcasia scandens sensu Engl.
  
786.000 ARISAEMA C. Martius 
Arisaema mildbraedii Engl.
  
791.000 PISTIA L. 
Pistia stratiotes L.
  
794.000 SPIRODELA Schleid. 
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid.
Lemna polyrrhiza L.
  
795.000 LEMNA L. 
Lemna aequinoctialis Welw.
Lemna angolensis Hegelm.
Lemna paucicostata Engelm.
Lemna perpusilla Torr.
Lemna gibba L.
Lemna minor L.
Lemna trisulca L.
  
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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