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Arum maculatum, cuckoopint, jack-in-the-pulpit, lords-and-ladies

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

Arum palaestinum, black calla

ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe

alocasia, elephant ear, elephant's ear

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

amorphophallus

any plant of the genus Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus campanulatus, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, elephant yam, pungapung, telingo potato

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

Amorphophallus rivieri, devil's tongue, snake palm, umbrella arum

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

Amorphophallus titanum, krubi, titan arum

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

Arisaema atrorubens, Arisaema triphyllum, Indian turnip, jack-in-the-pulpit, wake-robin

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

Arisaema dracontium, green dragon

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

Arisarum vulgare, friar's-cowl

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

caladium

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

Colocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro, taro plant

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

Dieffenbachia sequine, dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue

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

dracontium

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

Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, green dragon

European arum resembling the cuckoopint

nephthytis

any plant of the genus Nephthytis

Xanthosoma atrovirens, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, malanga, spoonflower, tannia, yautia

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

Alocasia macrorrhiza, giant taro

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

Caladium bicolor

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

Nephthytis afzelii

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

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herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests