Araceae tannia), "Typhonium trilobatum" and "Monstera deliciosa" (Mexican breadfruit). While the aroids are little traded, and overlooked by plant breeders to the extent that the Crop Trust calls them "orphan crops", they are widely grown and are important in subsistence agriculture and in local markets. The main food product is the corm, which is high in starch; leaves and flowers also find culinary use. List of foliage plant diseases (Araceae) Araceae The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes
Monstera deliciosa the ground it is better to plant it near a tree, where it can climb, if not against a trellis. It is moderately greedy and needs to be watered just to keep the soil slightly moist. Its hardiness is 11 (that is to say the coldest at -1°C). It can not withstand these temperatures for only a few hours, but it can live outside in certain regions (Mediterranean coast, Britanny). Ideally of course it is better that it pushes all the year with a minimum temperature of 13-15 ° C allowing continuous growth. It needs a very bright exposure, but