Zantedeschia aethiopica
Altar Lily, Calla Lily
Also known as: Arodes aethiopicum (L.) Kuntze +11 more
- Arodes aethiopicum (L.) Kuntze
- Aroides aethiopicum (L.) Kuntze
- Calla aethiopica L.
- Calla aethiopica var. nana Hovey
- Calla ambigua Salisb.
- Calla moschata Moench
- Colocasia aethiopica (L.) Link
- Otosma aethiopica (L.) Raf.
- Pseudohomalomena pastoensis A.D.Hawkes
- Richardia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
- Richardia africana Kunth
- Zantedeschia aethiopica var. minor Engl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Araceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Zantedeschia aethiopica (commonly known as Altar-lily or Calla lily) is a tuberous plant belonging to the Araceae family. Indigenous to Africa, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Southern Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Algeria, Assam, Azores, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, California, Canary Is., Colombia, Corse, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, India, Ireland, Italy, Madeira, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, Mozambique, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Norfolk Is., Oregon, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sardegna, Sicilia, Society Is., South Australia, Spain, St.Helena, Tasmania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Tunisia, Turkey, Victoria, Western Australia, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe