Zamioculcadoideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Araceae that consists of two genera, Zamioculcas and Gonatopus. It was proposed in 2005 by Bogner and Hesse after molecular studies indicated the need for the subfamily. There are also some genetic indications that Stylochaeton should be included in the subfamily.
Taxonomy It was described by Josef Bogner and Michael Hesse in 2005Bogner, J., & Hesse, M. (2005). Zamioculcadoideae, a new subfamily of Araceae. Aroideana: Journal of the International Aroid Society, 28, 3-20. with Zamioculcas as the type genus.subfam. Zamioculcadoideae Bogner & Hesse. (n.d.). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from https://www.ipni.org/n/60439855-2 Genera It has three genera:Cabrera, L. I., Salazar, G. A., Chase, M. W., Mayo, S. J., Bogner, J., & Dávila, P. (2008). Phylogenetic relationships of aroids and duckweeds (Araceae) inferred from coding and noncoding plastid DNA. American Journal of Botany, 95(9), 1153-1165. Gonatopus Stylochaeton Zamioculcas
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