Calla
lily flower
Genus:
Zantedeschia
 english name:
Calla lily
species: Zantedeschia
aethiopica, Zantedeschia elliottiana, Zantedeschia
rehmanii
Family:
Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Calla is rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant with rounded leaves,
with flowers, produced in a spadix and fruits with a cluster of
red berries. The plant is very poisonous when fresh because of
oxalic acid content, but the rhizome is edible after drying and
grinding.
Zantedeschia aethiopica is a species is native
to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. It
has become naturalised in Australia, particularly in Western Australia.
The name of the genus was given as a tribute to Italian botanist
Giovanni Zantedeschi by the German botanist Kurt Sprengel. Calla
Lilies or Arum Lilies, as they are commonly known, are commonly
used for decoration.
Other
species: Zantedeschia elliottiana with
a yellow spathe surrounding a yellow spadix; Zantedeschia
rehmanii or Pink Arum Lily with a rose-purple spathe.
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