Arum Lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zantedeschia aethiopica
- Genus
- Zantedeschia
- Family
- Araceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Rarely found as an escape in moist situations
- Native to
- South Africa
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- SagittaterecordedArrowhead-shaped, with pointed backward-facing lobes at the base.“It grows to 0.6–1 m (2.0–3.3 ft) tall, with large clumps of broad, arrow shaped dark green leaves up to 45 cm (18 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Basal
Characters marked “recorded” are for Arum Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Araceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Spike
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- സാന്തെഡെഷിയ എത്യോപിക്ക
About Arum Lily
A member of the Araceae family, Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Sikkim and 5 other states. It grows in rarely found as an escape in moist situations. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
In culture
It is used as an official or regional emblem.
Araceae
Arum family
Arum Lily belongs to the Araceae family.
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