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Aroids, Water-Plantains, Seagrass, and Allies of Zihuatanejo

ORDER ALISMATALES

-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Monocots (Class Liliopsida)​

-Aroids, Water-Plantains, Seagrass, and Allies (Order Alismatales)

-Arum Family (Family Araceae)

-Subfamily Aroideae

-Tribe Caladieae

-Caladium (Genus Caladium)

-Heart of Jesus (Caladium bicolor)


Caladium bicolor is a perennial plant native to Central and South America, primarily found in the Amazon rainforest.

Heart of Jesus

Caladium bicolor

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