Arophyteae is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

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 partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). Also ...

. It contains three genera '' Colletogyne'', '' Carlephyton'', and ''

Arophyton ''Arophyton'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It consists of 7 species that are found only in northeast Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of ...

''. All species in Arophyteae are endemic to

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

References

Bown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. . * Monocot tribes {{Araceae-stub