Arisarum

[2][3][4] Accepted species:[2] It is closely related to the genera Ambrosina, Peltandra, and Typhonodorum.

Ambrosina is the sister group to Arisarum, from which it separated about 46.1 Million years ago.

[1] The precise relationships are displayed in the following cladogram:[1] Ambrosina Arisarum Typhonodorum Peltandra

[5] Arisarum foliage is parasitized by the siphonous green algae Phyllosiphon arisari Kühn.

It induces necrosis in leaf tissue, after invading the intracellular space.

Seeds of Arisarum simorrhinum Durieu
Seedlings of Arisarum simorrhinum Durieu
Illustration of the phytopathogenic green algae Phyllosiphon arisari , which affects the foliage of Arisarum