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Zantedeschia Spreng.

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Zantedeschia Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3, 756, 765 (1826)
Zantedeschia Spreng.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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Spreng.
Spreng.
1826
756, 765
ICN
Zantedeschia Spreng.
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Zantedeschia

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Zantedeschia

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Zantedeschia Spreng.

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. Spp. 6, of tropical and S. Africa. Adventive sp. 1.

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Zantedeschia Spreng.
Zantedeschia Spreng.
Zantedeschia Spreng.
Zantedeschia
Zantedeschia Spreng.

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Exotic
Cultivated
New Zealand
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This name has often been misspelled as Zantedeschia "aethiopicum".

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1 January 2000
19 February 2014
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