Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Alismatales R.Br. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Araceae Juss.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Zantedeschia Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3, 756, 765 (1826)
Synonymy:
  • = Richardia Kunth, Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 433–435, 437–438 (1818) nom. illeg.
Type Taxon:
Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
Vernacular Name(s):
Arum lily; Calla lily; Pig lily
 Description

Robust, erect, scapose, monoecious, rhizomatous or tuberous, evergreen or deciduous, perennial herbs. Leaves sagittate-cordate; petioles long, clasping at base. Inflorescence solitary, terminal; scape ± = leaves. Spathe funnel-shaped, white, yellow or rarely red. Spadix with basal female zone contiguous with upper longer male zone; sterile terminal appendage 0. Berries green or orange, few- to many-seeded.

[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Zantedeschia Spreng.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised2
Total2
 Bibliography
Hobbs, J.; Hatch, T. 1994: Bulbs for New Zealand Gardens. Godwit Press, Auckland.
Kunth, C. 1818: Observations sur quelques genres de la famille des Aroidées. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 4: Pl. 20, 427–438.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Sprengel, C.P.J. 1826: Systema vegetabilium [Caroli Linnaei ... ]. Editio decima sexta. Vol. 3. Göttingen.