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Araceae

Angiospermae - Araceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Araceae de Jussieu
1919Araceae Knowlton
1926Araceae Knowlton
1962Araceae Chandler p. 56
1964Araceae Chandler p. 101
1977Araceae Hickey
1978Araceae Chandler p. 18
1993Araceae McIver and Basinger
2000Araceae Mabberley
2008Araceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Araceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15
2019Araceae Puebla et al. p. 3
2023Araceae Perez Loinaze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
familyAraceaede Jussieu 1789
familyAraceaede Jussieu 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Araceae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Acoropsis Conwentz 1886
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†Acoropsis minor Conwentz 1886
G. Acorus Linnaeus 1753 [calamus]
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†Acorus affinis Lesquereux 1873
†Acorus brachystachys Heer 1870
Acorus calamus Linnaeus 1753
G. †Anthuriophyllum Weyland 1957
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G. †Araceaeites Fritel 1910
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†Araceaeites friteli Berry 1916
†Araceaeites parisiense Fritel 1910
G. †Araceaepites Biswas 1962
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†Araceaepites conditi Biswas 1962
†Araceaepites nagappae Biswas 1962
G. †Araceophyllum Kraeusel 1929
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†Araceophyllum engleri Kraeusel 1929
G. †Aracispermum Nikitin
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†Aracispermum arnense Chandler 1962
G. †Arecites Squinabol 1892
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†Arecites trabucci Squinabol 1892
G. Arisaema Martius 1831
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†Arisaema cretacea Lesquereux 1891
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Invalid names: Arisaema dubia Hollick 1897 [synonym]
†Arisaema hesperia Knowlton 1926
†Arisaema mattewanense Hollick 1897
G. †Arisaemites Knowlton 1896
G. †Aronites Heer 1855
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†Aronites dubius Heer 1855
G. †Aronium Ettingshausen 1870
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†Aronium extinctum Ettingshausen 1870
G. †Caladiosoma Berry 1925
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†Caladiosoma miocenica Berry 1925
G. †Campylospermum Chandler 1925
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G. †Cobbania Stockey et al. 2007
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†Cobbania corrugata Stockey et al. 2007
G. Colocasia Schott
Subfm. Lemnoideae Babington 1843
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G. †Aquaephyllum Gallego et al. 2014
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†Aquaephyllum auriculatum Gallego et al. 2014
Unr. †Monsteroideae Engler
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G. Epipremnum Schott
G. †Natantisphyllum Puebla et al. 2019
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†Natantisphyllum crenae Puebla et al. 2019
Subfm. †Orontioideae Mayo et al. 1997
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G. †Albertarum Bogner et al. 2005
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†Albertarum pueri Bogner et al. 2005
G. †Pandaniidites Elsik 1968
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†Pandaniidites typicus Sweet 1986
G. †Peltandra Rafinesque-Schmaltz
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†Peltandra primaeva Hickey 1977
G. Pistia Linnaeus 1753 [water cabbage]
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†Pistia claibornensis Berry 1914
†Pistia corrugata Lesquereux 1874
†Pistia nordenskioeldi Heer 1874
Pistia spathulata Michaux 1803
†Pistia wilcoxensis Berry 1916
G. †Pistites Hosius and Marck 1880
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†Pistites loriformis Hosius and Marck 1880
G. †Porosia Hickey 1977
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†Porosia verrucosa Lesquereux 1878
G. †Proxapertites Van der Hammen 1956
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†Proxapertites cursus van Hoeken-Klinkenberg 1966
†Proxapertites humbertoides Van der Hammen 1954
†Proxapertites magnus Müller et al. 1987
†Proxapertites operculatus Van der Hammen 1956
†Proxapertites psilatus Sarmiento 1992
†Proxapertites tertiaria Van der Hammen and Garcia de Mutis 1966
†Proxapertites verrucatus Sarmiento 1992
G. Thrinax Linnaeus 1788
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†Thrinax eocenica Berry 1914
G. Typhonium Schott 1829
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 122.46000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma

Collections (382 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Proxapertites sp. (149927)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Carpites verrucosus (34971 34974)
Late/Upper Cretaceous - Early/Lower Paleocene100.5 - 61.7Argentina (Chubut) Proxapertites operculatus, Pandaniidites indet., Pandaniidites radicus, Aquaephyllum auriculatum (195707)
Coniacian - Maastrichtian89.8 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Proxapertites sp. (233992)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Utah) Pistia corrugata (31958)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Pistia corrugata (27314 27316 27359 27368)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Pistia corrugata (27372)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Pistia corrugata (31980 32000)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Cobbania corrugata (116229)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Carpites verrucosus (34894)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Mendoza) Natantisphyllum crenae (210294)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Pandaniidites typicus (234420 234421 234422) Pistia corrugata (96781)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Proxapertites operculatus, Pandaniidites radicus (31653 199410)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Albertarum pueri (94370)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Pistia corrugata (48212 48220 48223 48231 48236 48248 48251 48255 48262 48282 48286 48290) Porosia verrucosa (25501 48196 48268)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Pistia corrugata (31955)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0South Sudan Proxapertites operculatus (192391)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Nigeria (Gombe) Proxapertites miniporatus (163729)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Pistia corrugata (34921 34970)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Aragón) Pandaniidites texus (224902)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (North Dakota) Porosia verrucosa (25442)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7USA (Wyoming) Pandaniidites radicus (31296)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Pandaniidites sp. (136508 167921) Proxapertites operculatus (167922) Proxapertites sp. (152264 172885 172887 172890 172893)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Canada (Manitoba) Pandaniidites typicus (232093 232094 232095)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Porosia verrucosa (57995)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Venezuela (Zulia) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus (151712) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus (151714 151719) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus (151711 151713 151715 151716 151718 151721 151725) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites maracaiboensis (151717 151722 151724 151835) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites maracaiboensis (151720 151723)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Carpites verrucosus (34424) Pistia corrugata (34420 34421 34428)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Porosia verrucosa (53954)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Proxapertites spp. (231044 231046)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Proxapertites sp. (231235 231240 231561 231562)
Paleocene - Eocene66.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Proxapertites sp. (149172)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Porosia verrucosa (11402)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Porosia verrucosa (11341 11361 11362 11403)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8Colombia A. CJ47 (134513) A. CJ47, A. CJ80 (134752) A. CJ63 (134747)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Venezuela (Zulia) Proxapertites operculatus (151733 151738 151741 151742 151744 151745 151760 151761 151763) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus (151752 151753 151755) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus (150343 151726 151732 151747 151748) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus (150339 150340 150341 150344 151727 151729 151735 151736 151739 151740 151743 151746 151749 151750 151751 151754 151756 151757 151758 151759 151762 151764) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites maracaiboensis (150342 151734) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites maracaiboensis (151731)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Colombia (Norte de Santander) Proxapertites operculatus (136752)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Colombia Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites magnus (28416) Proxapertites operculatus (28566) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites humbertoides (28417) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites humbertoides, Proxapertites magnus (28433 28440 28563 28565) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites magnus (28435 28436 28438 28564) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites magnus, Proxapertites psilatus (28434) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites humbertoides, Proxapertites magnus, Proxapertites psilatus (28439) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites magnus (28567 28568)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Porosia verrucosa (11348 11352 11372 11386 11445 28655)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (North Dakota) Porosia verrucosa (10810 10969 21372)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8India (Gujarat) Proxapertites sp. (55494)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Araceae indet. (21244) Aracispermum arnense (23397) Aronium eocenicum (22811)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9India (Meghalaya) Araceaepites conditi, Araceaepites microgranulata, Araceaepites nagappae, Colocasioideaepites benstonei, Colocasioideaepites kamrupensis, Colocasioideaepites sellingii, Colocasioideaepites simsangensis (224681)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (North Dakota) Porosia verrucosa (10802)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Colombia Proxapertites humbertoides, Proxapertites psilatus (28773 28774) Proxapertites humbertoides, Proxapertites verrucatus (29151) Proxapertites magnus (29080) Proxapertites operculatus (28771) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus, Proxapertites magnus (28770) Proxapertites verrucatus (29145 29147)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Venezuela (Zulia) Proxapertites operculatus (151766 151778 151780 151782 151785 151788 151789 151795 151798 151805 151806 151813 151814 151815 151817 151818 151819 151820 151821 151822 151823 151824 151825 151826 151827 151828 151829 151830 151831 151833 151834) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus (151768 151771 151773 151774 151775 151781 151783 151800 151801 151802 151803 151804 151808 151809 151811 151812 151832) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus (151779 151786 151791 151816) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus (151765 151767 151769 151770 151772 151776 151777 151784 151787 151790 151792 151793 151794 151796 151799)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Meghalaya) Colocasioideaepites kamrupensis, Colocasioideaepites kingstoni, Colocasioideaepites nymphaeaceaeformis (224747)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Colombia (Norte de Santander) Proxapertites operculatus (136759) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites tertiaria (136756)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene55.8 - 33.9Venezuela (Zulia) Araceae indet. (31274)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Araceae indet. (24201)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia Proxapertites cursus (28862 29155) Proxapertites humbertoides (29074) Proxapertites magnus, Proxapertites psilatus (28861 28864) Proxapertites operculatus (29077 29078 29148 29149 29157) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites cursus (28863) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites humbertoides, Proxapertites psilatus (28775) Proxapertites operculatus, Proxapertites psilatus (29073) Proxapertites psilatus (28865 28866 29079 29154)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Proxapertites spp. (232646 233002)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Colombia (Norte de Santander) Proxapertites operculatus (136828 136918)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Yemen Araceae indet. (47928)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar (Sagaing) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus (227631)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Thrinax eocenica, Pistia claibornensis (212696 212697)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Araceae indet., Campylospermum hordwellense (27663)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) Proxapertites minutus, Proxapertites psilatus (144474)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Myanmar (Sagaing) Pandaniidites sp. (227696) Proxapertites operculatus (227647 227651 227652 227666 227668 227670 227672 227697 227720 227785) Proxapertites operculatus, Pandaniidites sp. (227646 227669 227721 227780 227783 227800 227801 227802) Proxapertites sp. (227700 227805 227806) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus (227634 227650 227661 227663 227664 227665 227667 227671 227673 227674 227675 227676 227710 227714 227724 227781 227782 227788 227803) Proxapertites sp., Proxapertites operculatus, Pandaniidites sp. (227632 227633 227648 227662 227787 227804 227807)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Russian Federation (Tiumensky) Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum rugosum, Epipremnum ornatum (22849) Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum rugosum (22846)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) Pistia sibirica, Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum rugosum (22844)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Montana) Araceaeites sp. (23793)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Russian Federation (Tomsk) Pistia sibirica (23901)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene33.9 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Araceae indet. (169237)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Russian Federation (Tomsk) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum cristatum (23669 23673) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum cristatum, Epipremnum crassum (23663) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum cristatum (22907) Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum cristatum (22889) Epipremnum ornatum (22908 22909 23891) Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum cristatum (22888 23888) Pistia sibirica, Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum cristatum (23114) Pistia sibirica, Aracispermum canaliculatum, Epipremnum ornatum (23781) Pistia sibirica, Aracispermum canaliculatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum cristatum (23782)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Tomsk) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Epipremnum crassum (23907) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum cristatum, Epipremnum crassum (23906)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Russian Federation (Omsk) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum jugatum, Aracispermum johnstrupii, Epipremnum ornatum (23894) Aracispermum jugatum (23897)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Washington) Arisaema hesperia (224390)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Trinidad and Tobago Caladiosoma miocenica (34145)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Bayern) Aracispermum canaliculatum (28280)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Saxen) Aracispermum canaliculatum (23674)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) Epipremnum cristatum (28442)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Aracispermum jugatum, Aracispermum canaliculatum, Epipremnum ornatum (24079) Pistia sibirica, Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum ornatum (24078)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation (Tomsk) Epipremnum cristatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum crassum (24081)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Caladiosoma miocenica (31244)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Saxen) Aracispermum canaliculatum (22898)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Aracispermum canaliculatum (23055 23056 23598 27013 27523)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Germany (North Rhine) Aracispermum canaliculatum (28133)
Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene11.608 - 11.608Russian Federation (Omsk) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum jugatum, Aracispermum johnstrupii, Aracispermum compressum, Aracispermum sp., Epipremnum crassum (24093)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Omsk) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum johnstrupii, Epipremnum crassum (24321) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum johnstrupii, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum crassum (24317 24320) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum cristatum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum crassum (24286) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Epipremnum crassum (24287) Aracispermum canaliculatum, Epipremnum crassum, Epipremnum ornatum (24100) Aracispermum jugatum (24733) Aracispermum jugatum, Aracispermum canaliculatum, Aracispermum compressum, Epipremnum ornatum, Epipremnum crassum (24094) Aracispermum jugatum, Aracispermum johnstrupii, Epipremnum crassum (24098) Epipremnum ornatum (24324 24627)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Germany (North Rhine) Aracispermum jugatum, Epipremnum jugatum (28134)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine) Epipremnum crassum (28171)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringia) Epipremnum reniculum (22778)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Thuringen) Epipremnum reniculum (22783)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine) Epipremnum crassum (28198)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Alaska) Epipremnum crassum (162795)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Kashmir) Acorus sp. (224613)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117India (Jammu and Kashmir) Araceae indet. (228772)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pistia spathulata (34269)