Arecidae

Kingdom:  Plantae
Phylum:Spermatophyta
Class:Angiospermae
Subclass:Monocotyledoneae
Superorder:Arecidae

Order

Family
Genus
  • species -- Common Name (Origin)

Arales

Araceae

Acorus
  • gramineus -- Sweet Flag (India to Japan)
Aglaonema
  • commutatum -- Chinese Evergreen (Molucca Islands)
  • modestum -- Chinese Evergreen (South China)
Alocasia
  • X amazonica -- Alocasia (Tropical Asia)
Anthurium
  • andreanum -- Tailflower (Colombia)
  • crystallinum -- Crystal Anthurium (Colombia, Peru)
  • hookeri -- ?? (Guyana)
  • pedioradiatum -- ?? (Mexico)
  • scherzerianum -- Flamingo Flower (Costa Rica)
Caladium
  • humboldtii -- Caladium (Brazil)
Colocasia
  • esculenta -- Elephant's Ear (Southeast Asia, Polynesia)
Dieffenbachia
  • maculata -- Common Dumb Cane (Brazil)
Epipremnum
  • aureum -- Golden Pothos (Solomon Islands)
Homalomena
  • wallisii -- King of Hearts (Venezuela)
Monstera
  • deliciosa -- Mexican Bread Fruit (Mexico to Central America)
Philodendron
  • bipinnatifidum -- Tree Philodendron (Southern Brazil)
  • cordatum -- Heart-leaf (Southern Brazil)
  • domesticum -- Elephant's Ear Philodendron (Unknown)
  • eichleri -- Tree Philodendron (Brazil)
  • erubescens -- Blushing Philodendron (Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela)
  • gloriosum -- Satin Leaf (Colombia)
  • hastatum -- Spade-leaf (Brazil)
  • melanochrysum -- Black Gold Philodendron (South America)
  • oxycardium -- Heart-leaf Philodendron (Colombia)
  • scandens -- Sweetheart Plant (Tropical America)
  • selloum -- Lacy Tree Philodendron (South America)
Spathyphyllum
  • floribundum -- Snowflower (Colombia)
Syngonium
  • podophyllum -- Arrowhead Vine (Mexico to Panama)
Xanthosoma
  • lindenii -- Indian Kale (Colombia)

Arecales

Palmaceae

Caryota
  • mitis -- Fishtail Palm (Burma, Malaysia, Philippines)
Chamaedorea
  • elegans -- Parlour Palm (Mexico, Guatemala)
Chamaerops
  • humilis -- Dwarf Fan Palm (Western Mediterranean)
Chrysolidocarpus
  • lutescens -- Golden Feather Palm (Madagascar)
Howeia
  • forsterana -- Kentia Palm (Southeast Pacific)
Jubaea
  • chilensis -- Honey Palm (Chile)
Latania
  • loddigesii -- Silver Latan (Mauritius)
Phoenix
  • roebelenii -- Pygmy Date Palm (Assam to Vietnam)
Rhapis
  • humilis -- Lady Palm (Southern China to Java)