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Zantedeschia aethiopica
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Lake, La Rochelle
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| Common names: | White arum (English) |
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Robust evergreen plant to 60 cm high. Spathe ivory-white broad and widely spreading backwards, without a dark purple area at the base of the spathe. Spadix usually bright yellow. Clavate-spathulate staminodes scattered among the female flowers. |
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| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 120. Mayo, S.J. (1985). Araceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 36. Pienaar, K. (1984). The South African What Flower is that? (A-Z of Garden flowers in South Africa). 2nd impression. Struik, Cape Town. Page 351. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 114. |
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Flora of Burundi: Zantedeschia aethiopicaFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Zantedeschia aethiopica
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Zantedeschia aethiopica
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Zantedeschia aethiopicaAfrican Plant Database: Zantedeschia aethiopica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Zantedeschia aethiopica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Zantedeschia aethiopica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Zantedeschia aethiopica
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zantedeschia aethiopica
JSTOR Plant Science: Zantedeschia aethiopica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Zantedeschia aethiopica
Plants of the World Online: Zantedeschia aethiopica
Tropicos: Zantedeschia aethiopica
Wikipedia: Zantedeschia aethiopica
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