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calla lilies
Zantedeschia
Zantedeschia /ˌzæntɪˈdɛskiə/ is a genus of 8 species of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa from South Africa north to Malawi. The genus has been introduced on all continents except Antarctica. Common names include arum lily for Z. aethiopica and calla and calla lily for Z. elliottiana and Z. rehmannii, although members of the genus are neither true lilies of Liliaceae, true Arums, or true Callas (related genera in Araceae)....
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
calla lily
speciesZantedeschia aethiopica
Spotted Calla Lily
speciesZantedeschia albomaculata
Pink Arum
speciesZantedeschia rehmannii
Yellow Arum
speciesZantedeschia elliottiana
Sekhukhune Gold Arum
speciesZantedeschia pentlandii
Scented Arum Lily
speciesZantedeschia odorata
Highveld Golden Arum
speciesZantedeschia jucunda
Drakensberg Arum
speciesZantedeschia valida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 56009.