Araceae: The Arum Family Flowers

<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG79TXqylrkeOZ3iRtYngr5uFiH28iLBd0oZV0yCHCxhllFRQWxysRrXWD54E-D2W6yJ_ifGh7eHXSkDqatFjvOJ2M3HLhsB9XF0Qpzvz9XE2CUuxwEjbxHGs8XRPhKTNm0UgsYEsSO6M/s1600/Araceae_Xanthosoma-roseum-Arum_flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG79TXqylrkeOZ3iRtYngr5uFiH28iLBd0oZV0yCHCxhllFRQWxysRrXWD54E-D2W6yJ_ifGh7eHXSkDqatFjvOJ2M3HLhsB9XF0Qpzvz9XE2CUuxwEjbxHGs8XRPhKTNm0UgsYEsSO6M/s200/Araceae_Xanthosoma-roseum-Arum_flower.jpg" width="128"></a><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Araceae</b> is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a <i>spadix</i>. The <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spadix">spadix</a></i> is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a <i>spathe</i> or leaf-like bract. Also known as the <b>Arum family</b>, members are often colloquially known as <b>aroid</b>. This family of 107 genera and over 3700 species is most diverse in the New World tropics, although also distributed in the Old World tropics and north temperate regions.</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">One of the earliest observations of species in <b>Araceae</b> was conducted by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophrastus">Theophrastus</a> in his work <i>Enquiry into Plants</i>. It wasn't until the 16th century that <b>Araceae</b> was recognized as a distinct group of plants. In 1789 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Laurent_de_Jussieu">Antoine Laurent de Jussieu</a></div>

Araceae is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix . The spadix...