porodica se deli na sedam potporodica, od kojih je rodovima i vrstama najbrojnija Aroideae. Najprimitivnije potporodice su Gymnostachydoideae i Orontioideae. Od ostatka porodice morfološki najudaljenija je potporodica Lemnoideae.
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