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Genus: Zantedeschia
Life
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> Monocotyledons > Order: Alismatales
> Family: Araceae
Eight species, all of which are native to
southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum
lily, Calla lily, Varblom) The most common of all the
species in South Africa. |
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Zantedeschia albomaculata
Distribution in southern Africa includes Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho and
South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and
Eastern Cape). |
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Zantedeschia elliottiana |
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Zantedeschia jucunda |
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Zantedeschia odorata (Scented arum, Soetvarkblom)
Similar in appearance to Z. aethiopica.
Found only in dolerite koppies on the Bokkeveld Plateau near Nieuwoudtville
in the Northern Cape. |
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Zantedeschia pentlandii
(Yellow arum) |
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Zantedeschia rehmannii (Pink
arum) |
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Zantedeschia valida |
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Publications
- Letty, C. 1973. The genus Zantedeschia.
Bothalia 11: 5-26.
- Singh, Y., van Wyk, A.E. & Baijnath, H.
1996. Taxonomic notes on the genus Zantedeschia Spreng. (Araceae) in
southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 62: 321-324.
- Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. 1997.
The Genera of Araceae. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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