Alismatales of Thailand

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Kingdaom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: ​Alismatales

Alismatales (alismatids) is an order of flowering plants including about 4500 species. Plants assigned to this order are mostly tropical or aquatic. Some grow in fresh water, some in marine habitats.​

Family: ​Araceae (​​Arum Family)

Genera: Amorphophallus, Colocasia, Lasia, Pistia, Syngonium, Typhonium
Amorphophallus harmandii.jpg
Amorphophallus harmandii Engl. & Gehrm. Cheelong Chaiyaphum June
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius.jpg
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Ayutthaya Prov.)
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, Elephant foot yam.jpg
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Elephant foot yam)
Colocasia esculenta, taro.jpg
Colocasia esculenta (Taro) Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, June
Lasia spinosa.jpg
Lasia spinosa
Pistia stratiotes.jpg
Pistia stratiotes (Chonburi Prov.)
pothos-chinensis-raf-merr-khao-yai-august-2012.jpg
Pothos chinensis (Raf.) Merr. Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima August
Syngonium podophyllum.jpg
Syngonium podophyllum, Doi Suthep-Pui N.P. Chiang Mai, July
Typhonium khonkaenensis.jpg
Typhonium khonkaenensis A.Galloway & Charoenwong Khon Kaen July
Typhonium trilobatum.jpg
Typhonium trilobatum, Bengal Arum, Nakhon Si Thammarat

​Family: ​Alismataceae (​​Water-plantain Family)

Genera: Echinodorus, Hydrocleys, ​Limnocharis
Echinodorus cordifolius.jpg
Echinodorus cordifolius (Chonburi Prov.)
Hydrocleys nymphoides.jpg
Hydrocleys nymphoides (Willd.) Pattaya Chonburi November
Limnocharis flava (Yellow Burhead)
Limnocharis flava (Yellow Burhead)