Los géneros más representados son "Anthurium" (900 especies), "Philodendron" (500 especies), "Arisaema" (150 especies), "Homalomena" (140 especies), "Amorphophallus" (100 especies), "Schismatoglottis" (100 especies), "Spathiphyllum" (60 especies), "Monstera" (50 especies), "Pothos" (50 especies), "Xanthosoma" (40 especies), "Dieffenbachia" (40 especies), y "Syngonium" (30 especies).