Zantedeschia aethiopica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Zantedeschieae
Genus: Zantedeschia
Species: Zantedeschia aethiopica

Name

Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 765. 1826.

Synonyms

Basionym
- Calla aethiopica L., Sp. Pl. : 968. 1753.
Homotypic
- Calla moschata Moench, Methodus: 346. 1794, nom. illeg.
- Colocasia aethiopica (L.) Link, Diss. Bot.: 77. 1795.
- Richardia aethiopica (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 765. 1826.
- Otosma aethiopica (L.) Raf., New Fl. 2: 90. 1837.
- Arodes aethiopicum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 740. 1891.
Heterotypic
- Calla ambigua Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 262. 1796.
- Richardia africana Kunth, Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 433. 1818.
- Calla aethiopica var. nana Hovey, Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 22. 1882.
- Pseudohomalomena pastoensis A.D.Hawkes, Madroño 11: 147. 1951.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (all introduced)
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa (all introduced)
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia (all introduced)
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa (all introduced)
  - Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland.
- Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - St. Helena (introduced)
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Réunion (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands (introduced)
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Malesia
  - Philippines (introduced).
Continental: Australasia (all introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Society Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America (all introduced)
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Oregon.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America (all introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Nicaragua.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Ecuador.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast.
Continental: Antarctic
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - Tristan da Cunha (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Sprengel, C. 1826. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta. Vol. III: Classis 16–23. 936 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. (!765)

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Zantedeschia aethiopica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 09. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Zantedeschia aethiopica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Zantedeschia aethiopica. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 09 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Zantedeschia aethiopica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 09.
Tropicos.org 2018. Zantedeschia aethiopica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Witvarkoor
čeština: kornoutice africká
Deutsch: Gewöhnliche Calla, Zimmercalla
English: Common arum Lily
eesti: Harilik kalla
suomi: Valkohuonevehka
magyar: Fehér tölcsérvirág, fehér kála
italiano: calla
Nederlands: Witte aronskelk
Türkçe: Salon kalası
isiXhosa: intebe, inyibiba
isiZulu: ihlukwe

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