Editing Araceae (section)

===Genera===
{{main|List of Araceae genera}}
[[File:Arum maculatum 0 700.jpg|thumb|The cuckoo-pint or lords and ladies (''[[Arum maculatum]]'') is a common arum in British woodlands.]]
[[File:Arisaema triphyllum.jpg|thumb|''[[Arisaema triphyllum]]'']]

143 genera are accepted within the Araceae.<ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30000216-2 Araceae Juss.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 28 April 2024.</ref> ''[[Anthurium]]'', ''[[Epipremnum]]'', ''[[Monstera]]'', ''[[Philodendron]]'' and ''[[Zantedeschia]]'' are some of the most well-known genera of the family, as are the ''[[Colocasia]]'' (taro, ''arbi'') and ''[[Xanthosoma]]'' ('elephant-ear', ‘ape), which are both cultivated for human consumption. The largest unbranched inflorescence in the world is that of the arum ''Amorphophallus titanum'' (titan arum).<ref name="Titan Arum">{{cite web|title=Titan Arum FAQs {{!}} Biological Sciences Greenhouse|url=http://bioscigreenhouse.osu.edu/titan-arum-faqs|work=[[Ohio State University]]|access-date=17 January 2014|date=2012-05-16}}</ref>  

The Araceae includes many ornamental genera of global economic importance: ''[[Aglaonema]]'', ''Alocasia'', ''Anthurium'', ''[[Caladium]]'', ''Dieffenbachia'', ''Epipremnum'', ''[[Homalomena]], Monstera'', ''[[Nephthytis]]'', ''[[Rhaphidophora]]'', ''[[Scindapsus]]'', ''[[Spathiphyllum]]'', ''[[Syngonium]]'', and ''[[Zamioculcas]]'', to name but a few. The aquatic genera ''[[Anubias]]'', ''[[Bucephalandra]]'' and ''[[Cryptocoryne]]'' are highly prized and cultivated aquarium plants; other, recently-described genera, such as the ''[[Lagenandra]]'' of India, are gradually becoming more known in the [[aquascaping]] world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aquarium Cryptocoryne Plants|url=http://www.fishchannel.com/freshwater-aquariums/planted-tank/crypt-aquarium-plants.aspx|work=[[Aquarium Fish International]]|access-date=17 January 2014}}</ref> ''[[Philodendron]]'' is an important genus in the ecosystems of [[Neotropical realm|neotropical]] [[rainforest]]s, and is widely used in home and interior decorating. ''[[Symplocarpus]] foetidus'' (skunk cabbage) is a common eastern North American species. An interesting peculiarity is that this family includes the largest unbranched inflorescence, that of the [[titan arum]],<ref name="Titan Arum" /> often erroneously called the "largest flower", and the smallest flowering plant and smallest fruit, in the [[Lemnoideae|duckweed]], ''[[Wolffia]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is the smallest flower in the world?|url=http://loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/smallestflower.html|work=[[Library of Congress]]|access-date=17 January 2014}}</ref>