Subfamily

Orontioideae

Lysichiton americanus. Photo: (c) ladida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Orontioideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the Araceae family. The subfamily consists of three genera namely, Lysichiton (one to two species of skunk cabbage from North America and Asia), Orontium (golden club, one living species from eastern North America and two extinct species known from fossils), and Symplocarpus (several species of skunk cabbage from North America and Asia). Characteristics of Orontioideae include medium sized pollen grains and subterranean stems. Species in the subfamily have…

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Alismatales (Water-plantains, seagrass, and allies)
        Family: Araceae (Arum family)
        Subfamily: Orontioideae
        Genus: Lysichiton (Skunk cabbages) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Lysichiton (Skunk cabbages)

Subfamily

Orontioideae

Subtaxa

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