Symplocarpus

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Symplocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily:
Orontioideae
Genus:
Symplocarpus

Symplocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. It is native to North America and Asia. The genus is characteristic of having large leaves and deep root systems with contractile roots used for changing the plants level with the ground. Symplocarpus grow from a rhizome and their leaves release a foul odor when crushed.

Selected Species

References

Bown, Deni (2000). Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family. Timber Press. ISBN 0881924857.

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