aroid

common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum

ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe

any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries

any plant of the genus Amorphophallus

putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber

foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix

malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet

common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries

early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix

tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores

any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red

herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves

an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name

any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves

European arum resembling the cuckoopint

any plant of the genus Nephthytis

tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes

large evergreen with extremely large erect or spreading leaves; cultivated widely in tropics for its edible rhizome and shoots; used in wet warm regions as a stately ornamental

most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century

tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves