Common name
English: Arum Lily, Calla Lily
German: Zimmerkalla
Portuguese: Copo-de-leite, Jarro
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Arales (13)
Family: Araceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Zantedeschia (2)
Epithet: aethiopica Spreng. (2)
Synonyms: Arodes aethiopicum (L.) Kuntze, Calla aethiopica L., Calla ambigua Salisb., Colocasia aethiopica (L.) Link, Otosma aethiopica (L.) Raf., Pseudohomalomena pastoensis A.D.Hawkes, Richardia aethiopica (L.) Spreng., Richardia africana Kunth
aethiopica => of Ethiopian origin
aethiopicum => of Ethiopian origin
africana => of African origin
ambigua => doubtful, of uncertain relationship
pastoensis => from San Juan de Pasto, capital of the department of Nariño in southwestern Colombia
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Zantedeschia aethiopica at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [105] International Aroid Society
- [393] Zantedeschia aethiopica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [733] Zantedeschia aethiopica - Plants For A Future database
- [759] Arum lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) workshop - Proceedings of a workshop held at HMAS Stirling, Garden Island, Western Australia, 7 August 1997