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Zantedeschia albomaculata, commonly called the spotted calla lily [2] (although Calla is a genus unto itself) or the white spotted arum, is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae. [3]
In traditional medicine among Palestinians, A. palaestinum extracts have been used for cancer, intestinal worms, infections in open wounds, urinary tract obstructions, and kidney stones, and are thought to strengthen bones. [5] [15] Jews in Iraq have used it traditionally for worms, skin sores, syphilis, rheumatism, tuberculosis, and diarrhea. [5]
In order to introduce colours to the large white calla lilies, like the many colours available in the dwarf summer calla lilies, attempts have been made to hybridise Z. aethiopica with Z. elliotiana. These have resulted in albino progeny, which are non-viable. [citation needed]
Zantedeschia species are also poisonous due to the presence of calcium oxalate crystals in the form of raphides. All parts of the plant are poisonous, typically producing local irritation or a burning sensation in the mouth and occasionally vomiting and diarrhea. [26] [27] However leaves are sometimes cooked and eaten. [10] [28]
Zantedeschia elliottiana, golden arum or golden calla lily, yellow calla lily, is an ornamental herbaceous plant in the family Araceae. It grows from a bulb. It grows from a bulb. It is said to occur in the province of Mpumalanga in South Africa , [ 1 ] although other sources say that it is not found in the wild but appears to be a hybrid of ...
Calla lily is a common name of several members of the family, Araceae. It may refer to: Calla palustris; Zantedeschia generally Zantedeschia aethiopica specifically;
Zantedeschia rehmannii, the pink arum lily, pink calla, or red calla lily, is a herbaceous ornamental plant in the family Araceae. [4] It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .
The calla lily is not a single flower. It is an inflorescence of tiny flowers pressed together on a central stalk that is surrounded by a large petal-like bract. [29] In those species that have more than one flower on an axis, the collective cluster of flowers is called an inflorescence. Some inflorescences are composed of many small flowers ...