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)

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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)