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
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Araceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- സാന്തെഡെഷിയ എത്യോപിക്ക
About Arum Lily
Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) is a herb belonging to the Araceae family (Arum family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/compound leaves, spadix with spathe flower clusters, berry cluster fruit. It is typically found in rarely found as an escape in moist situations. Native to South Africa, it is distributed across Naturalized in tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Araceae
Arum family
Arum Lily belongs to the Araceae family.
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