Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-631.11.00
Acoraceae
Botany: 1 genus, Acorus; cosmopoitan; ponds, marshes, quiet streams; cosmopolitan; flowers in a spadix with spathe.
Taxonomy
In past classifications Acorus was included in the Araceae, who also have flowers in a spadix with spathe. In the Apg classification Acoraceae is placed as the first diverging lineage in the Monocots.
In the Plant theory Acoraceae is the only Family in the Order Acorales, in the Subclass Acoridae.