“…The araceae plant group is the fourth largest monocot after orchids, grasses and puzzles and is an important plant in Tropical Asia. Araceae can be found in various regions of Indonesia with several centers of diversity especially in Kalimantan, Sumatra and Papua New Guinea [1,2] The relatively high diversity of araceae species in Indonesia prompted experts to conduct araceae research in various regions including Kalimantan [3,4], in Bali [5,6], in Java [7,8,9]. Araceae research in Sumatra has also been conducted in several regions namely Bangka Belitung, Riau Islands and West Sumatra [10,11,12,13,14].…”