Arum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Areae
Genus: Arum
Species: A. apulum – A. besserianum – A. concinnatum – A. creticum – A. cylindraceum – A. cyrenaicum – A. dioscoridis – A. euxinum – A. gratum – A. hainesii – A. hygrophilum – A. idaeum – A. italicum – A. jacquemontii – A. korolkowii – A. lucanum – A. maculatum – A. megobrebi – A. meryemianum – A. milleyhanum – A. nigrum – A. orientale – A. palaestinum – A. pictum – A. purpureospathum – A. rupicola – A. sintenisii
Nothospecies: A. × sooi

Source(s) of checklist:
POWO 2026, WorldPlants 2026, Boyce 1993, Boyce 2006

Unplaced: A. taiwanianum

Name

Arum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 964 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 413 (1754).

Lectotype species: Arum maculatum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 966. 1753 (designated by M.L. Green, Prop. Brit. Bot. 186. Aug. 1929).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Aron Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 470 (1763), orth. var.
- Gymnomesium Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 5: 17 (1855).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.
- Regional: China
  - Tibet, Xinjiang.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Oregon, Washington.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New Jersey, New York.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 964. Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 413. Reference page.

Additional references

Boyce, P.C. 1993. The Genus Arum (A Kew Magazine Monograph). HMSO, London, 196 pp. ISBN 0-11-250085-4. Reference page.
Boyce, P.C. 2006. Arum. A Decade of Change. Aroideana 29: 132–137. PDF. Reference page.
Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195. In: Sprague, T.A. (ed.): International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2026. Arum. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Arum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2026. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Arum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Arum. Accessed: 12 Jun 2026. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Arum in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2018 Dec 16. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: قلقاس
azərbaycanca: Danaayağı
български: Змиярник
کوردی: کاردی
čeština: árón
Deutsch: Aronstab
English: Arum Lilies
Esperanto: Arumo
eesti: Aaronikepp
فارسی: شیپوری
suomi: Munkinhuput
hornjoserbsce: Klep
հայերեն: Նվիկ
Ido: Arumo
ქართული: ნიუკა
қазақша: Шаянот
lietuvių: Aronas
македонски: козлец
Nederlands: Aronskelk
ирон: Калакъода
polski: Obrazki
ikirundi: Arum Lily
русский: Аронник
slovenčina: áron
slovenščina: Kačnik
svenska: Munkhättesläktet
தமிழ்: கொண்டை ராகிசு
тоҷикӣ: Кучала
українська: Арум
Tiếng Việt: Chi Chân bê
中文: 疆南星属
中文（简体）: 疆南星属