天南星科植物族属分类及地理分布

The Classification on Tribus Genus and Geographic Distribution of World Araceae

天南星科属单子叶植物,有块状或延长的根状茎,花小常有臭气,肉穗花序包在佛焰苞内。广泛分布于热带、亚热带和温带地区。有些种可为药用、食用和观赏植物。本科可分18个族:1.菖蒲族;2.奥昂蒂族;3.叶佛焰族;4.安祖瑞族;5.龙草族;6.刺芋族;7.石柑子族;8.水芋族;9.蓬莱蕉族;10.柱衣族;11.瑞查德族;12.代芬巴加族;13.芋族;14.喜林芋族;15.佛焰苞果族;16.大薸族;17.排同草族;18.欧南星族。全球计有115属2100种;我国35属206种,南北各省皆有分布,有些为引种栽培。

The Araceae belongs to the monocotyledons. The family plants rhizomatous or tuberous large herbs, in- florescense a spadix, subtended by spatbe. Flowers are small often with fetid odor, massed together into dense spikes on a fleshy and cylindrical axis in continuation with the aerial shoot. The family is mostly distributed in trop- ical, subtropical and all temperate zones. A few species can be used for medical purpose, edible utilization and decorating application. The family is divided into eighteen triubs： 1. Acoreae Tribe; 2. Orontieae Tribe; 3. Spathiphyllae Tribe; 4. Anthurieae Tribe; 5. Dracontiese Tribe; 6. Lasieae Tribe; 7. Pothoeae Tribe; 8. Calleae Tribe ; 9. Monstereae Tribe ; 10. Stylochitoneae Tribe ; 11. Richardieae Tribe ; 12. Dieffenbaehieae Tribe ; 13. Coco- easieae Tribe ; 14. Philodendreae Tribe ; 15. Spathicarpeae Tribe ; 16. Pistaeae Tribe ; 17. Pythonieae Tribe ; and 18. Areae. The family has 115 genera and over 2100 species across the world. The family is about 35 genera and 206 species in all provinces of China.