Pothoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the

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Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). A ...

. The species in the subfamily are true aroids.

Tribes and genera

The subfamily consists of two tribes: ;Anthurieae # ''

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Pothoeae

# '' Pothos'' L. # '' Pedicellarum'' M.Hotta (monotypic) # '' Pothoidium'' Schott (monotypic)

References

* Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J., and Boyce, J.C. (1998) ''The genera of Araceae project'', Acta Botanica Yunnanica. * Bown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family LLUSTRATED'. Timber Press. {{Taxonbar, from=Q867724 Alismatales subfamilies