Any plant of the aroid family occurs and is distributed mainly in the subtropical and tropical regions of our globe. Many of them can be found in the temperate zone, and even there are representatives growing in subarctic regions. But generic diversity outside the tropics is no more than 10% of all species. Among them you can meet a giant vine or epiphyte, marsh, terrestrial and even water grass. These plants have tuber roots or slightly elongated rhizomes. The inflorescence of all the aroid ones of the same type is the cob, on which the nondescript flowers are very densely placed with a spiral. The fruit of any plant from this family is a single-seeded or multi-seeded berry, in most cases brightly colored.
Air is a marsh perennial herbaceous
plant of the aroid
family . It can reach a height of 120 cm, has a trihedral stalk with linear, long, pointed leaves at the ends. Its greenish-yellow small flowers are collected in a cob of a cylindrical shape, which is closer to the top of the stem. The thick white inside the rhizome is used as food. It is aromatic and bitter in taste. Jam is even boiled from its roots. They are also used as a spice instead of parsley, cinnamon or ginger. Essential oil made from calamus rhizomes is used in the manufacture of confectionery, beer and liquors. In our country, this perennial herbaceous plant of the aroid family is distributed in the Far East, Siberia and the European part. Usually it is overgrown along the banks of streams, lakes, rivers and elders. It also grows in wetlands and in bays of lakes and ponds.
Taro is also a perennial herbaceous plant of the aroid family. It is also called "edible colocasia", "dashin" and "ancient colocasia." Taro is a very popular edible plant in Southeast Asia, Africa and other tropical regions. It has a
fibrous root system that forms an underground large tuber. Its flesh can be white, orange, yellow, cream and even red - it all depends on the variety. Dashin's leaves are swept or heart-shaped, very large, they reach a width of 50 cm and a length of 1 meter. It has an inflorescence, like any perennial herbaceous plant of the aroid family, - an ear with a veil of a
greenish-yellow hue. Its fruits are small red berries. This plant is successfully bred in Tahiti and Hawaii. In general, this is the ancient
culture of Egypt and India, and it has been bred for more than 2 thousand years. But in the wild, tarot can no longer be found.
Flowers of the aroid family are distinguished by the elegant shape of the leaves with a very beautiful and varied color. The inflorescences are also cob-shaped, in some species the coverlet is widely bent, in others it tightly closes the ear. Representatives of this family include aglaonema, alocasia, anthurium, dieffenbachia, philodendron, monstera, cladium and so on. Most of them have not only beautiful leaves, they still bloom excellently. For example, callas, which also belong to the tuberous aroid. The people call this plant "Butterfly", and it is so beloved by everyone that it is found in almost every house. Varieties with variegated leaves are especially popular today, which gives them decorativeness throughout the growing season. Or take the same Dieffenbachs and monsters. Probably not a single post office in our country could do without them. And any other flower from this family will be a welcome guest in any home for its sophistication and decorativeness.