Discuss about the background of Family Araceae.

1. Family: Araceae

2. Family:
AraceaeAraceae
 a family of monocotyledonous flowering
plants in which flowers are borne on a type
of inflorescence called a spadix
 also known as the Arum Family, members
are often colloquially known as aroids
 approximately a hundred genera and over
3700 species
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3. Family:
Araceae
Spadix
 a type of spike inflorescence having small
flowers borne on a fleshy stem
 Surrounded by a spathe
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spadix

4. Family:
Araceae
Spathe
 Is a large bract that forms a sheath to
enclose the cluster of such plants
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spathe

5. Family:
Araceae
Anthurium
 is a genus of about 1000 species of
flowering plants
 the largest genus of the arum family
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6. Family:
Araceae
Species in Araceae are:
 Often rhizomatous or tuberous
 Often found to contain calcium oxalate crystals
or rhapides
 Leaves can vary considerably from species to
species
 Inflorescence is composed of a spadix
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7. Family:
Araceae
Many plants in this family are
thermogenic, their flowers can
reach up to 450C even when the
surrounding air temperature is
much lower.
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8. Family:
Araceae
Thermogenic
 have the ability to raise their temperature
above of the surrounding air
 heat is generated in the mitochondria, as a
secondary process of cellular respiration
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9. Family:
Araceae
Reasons:
 Is to attract insects to pollinate the plant
 Is to prevent tissue damage in cold regions
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10. Family:
AraceaeExample:
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Symplocarpus foetidus
(eastern skunk cabbage)

11. Family:
Araceae
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