ABSTRACT:

This study records the existing representation of Amazonian aroid species in the Herbarium of the National Institute for Amazonian Research at Manaus, Brazil. Label data was recorded with a view to plotting the distribution and density of collections, as well as the taxonomic diversity of genera and species. For the Amazonian states of Brazil , the INPA herbarium contains 23 genera , 148 species, two subspecies and 14 varieties of Araceae.