''Eminium'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flowering plants in the

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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 ...

. The genus ranges from

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and

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east to

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/ref> Usually they can be found growing in barren areas in sand or stony soil. The foliage of ''Eminium'' resembles '' Helicodiceros'' and its inflorescence and fruit resembles those of '' Biarum.''Bown, Demi (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. . ;Species #'' Eminium albertii'' (Regel) Engl. - Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan #'' Eminium heterophyllum'' (Blume) Schott - Iran, Iraq, Turkey #'' Eminium intortum'' (Banks & Sol.) Kuntze - Turkey, Syria #'' Eminium jaegeri'' Bogner & P.C.Boyce - Iran #'' Eminium koenenianum'' Lobin & P.C.Boyce - Turkey #'' Eminium lehmannii'' (Bunge) Kuntze - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan #'' Eminium rauwolffii'' (Blume) Schott - Turkey, Syria #'' Eminium regelii'' Vved. - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan #'' Eminium spiculatum'' (Blume) Schott - Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran

Gallery

Eminium albertii (Flora of Tajikistan).png, ''E. albertii'' Eminium intortum.jpg, ''E. intortum'' 1975 CPA 4534.jpg, ''E. lehmannii'' Eminium regelii (Flora of Tajikistan).png, ''E. regelii'' Eminium spiculatum.jpg, ''E. spiculatum''

References

Aroideae Araceae genera {{Araceae-stub