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A family of about 110 genera and 1800 species mostly tropical or subtropical; about 10 genera occur naturally in Australia.
Alocasia - A genus of about 60 species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; one or two species occur naturally in Australia.
Amorphophallus - A genus of about 100 species in Africa, India, Malesia and Australia; two species occur naturally in Australia. Hay (1990).
Colocasia - A genus of four species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; one variety of Colocasia esculenta occurs naturally in Australia and another variety has been introduced. Hay et al. (1995).
Epipremnum - A genus of at least 15 species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; two species occur naturally in Australia. Hay et al. (1995).
Gymnostachys - A monotypic genus endemic to Australia.
Pothos - A genus of about 70 species in Madagascar, Asia, China, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; two species occur naturally in Australia. Hay (1995).
Remusatia - A genus of about 3 species in northern Africa and Asia to Australia; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Du Poy (1993)
Rhaphidophora - A genus of about 100 species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; three species occur naturally in Australia. Boyce (2001); Hay (1993b).
Scindapsus - A genus of about 40 species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Hay (1993a).
Syngonium - A genus of about 40 species in the West Indies, Central and South America; one species has become naturalised in Australia.
Typhonium - A genus of about 40 species from SE Asia to Australia; about 20 species occur in Australia.
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