Ch. I — The Canopy

A living archiveof Araceae

Descend from the canopy into the collection.

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Ch. II — The Stem

Every record hangs from a genus.

Twelve documented to the last name. All 150 placed on the tree.

Aroideae · Colocasieae Alocasia 346 records 120 species · 60 cultivars · 166 hybrids Open the genus Aroideae · Thomsonieae Amorphophallus 401 records 248 species · 39 cultivars · 114 hybrids Open the genus Monsteroideae · Monstereae Monstera 86 records 73 species · 10 cultivars · 3 hybrids Open the genus Aroideae · Philodendreae Philodendron 110 records 97 species · 3 cultivars · 10 hybrids Open the genus
150 All genera Every genus in the family, with its range on the map. Filter by where you are. Open the index The family tree Subfamilies, tribes and genera on one tree — by rank, by geography, by time. Open the tree

Ch. III — The Leaves

A living collection.

Species, cultivars and hybrids drawn from across the archive — nine at a time.

Cultivar

Alocasia

longiloba ‘Watsoniana’

Alocasia Longiloba

Nine of 1,181 records. The archive keeps the rest.

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Ch. IV — The Spathe

Every month, the archive unfurls.

New species with their plates, the pages that opened, the stories behind the names, and word from the grower network — one letter, on the first of the month.

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Aroid Guide

Ch. V — The Heartwood

How an aroid works.

The reference behind every record.

Aroid Primer Start here New to aroids? Six short parts, a picture each: what an aroid is, how it flowers, how it is built, where it lives, how to read its name, and how to keep one. Start the primer
Morphology Morphology guides AlocasiaAmorphophallusAnthuriumMonsteraPhilodendronSchismatoglottis One blueprint — a stem, a leaf, a spike of flowers in a hood — and from it climbing vines, floating rosettes, underground tubers, and leaves with holes in them. Open the hub
Identification Identification guides AlocasiaAmorphophallusAnthuriumMonsteraPhilodendron A name is not a label someone chose. It is a claim about a plant, anchored to a single dried specimen — and like any claim, it can be revised. Open the hub
Reproduction Reproduction guides AlocasiaAmorphophallusAnthuriumArisaemaArumDieffenbachiaDracunculusHelicodicerosHomalomenaMonsteraPhilodendronSchismatoglottisSpathiphyllum One blueprint — a spike of flowers wrapped in a leaf — and from it heated chambers, false corpses, insect nurseries, and doors that open on a timetable. Open the hub
CultivarsPest ManagementWhy Some Crosses Fail

Ch. VI — The Root Network

A world of aroid growers.

Beneath every collection is a network of people.

Explore growers across the globe — discover who grows what, search by genus, or find the aroid community nearest you.

Grower Network Add your name to the aroid map. Add yourselfAdd your name to the aroid map
A WORLD OF AROID GROWERS
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Ch. VII — The Understory

Keep exploring.

Every name leads somewhere.

Every name here is documented from the record — read how Aroidpedia works.