ZANTEDESCHIA ALBOMACULATA
Author:
Henri Ernest Baillon, 1883
Family:
ARACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 254 (1880)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
3 Centimetres
Height:
70 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Arodes albomaculatum, Kuntze.
Richardia albomaculata Hooker, 1859.
Richardia hastata Hook. 1860.
Richardia angustiloba Schott, 1865.
Zantedeschia angustiloba Engl. 1883.
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Zantedeschia hastata Engl. 1883.
Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. macrocarpa, Letty.
This member of the Araceae family was given this name by Henri Ernest Baillon in 1883. It is found in southern Africa, growing in a rich soil with lots of water and some sun. The rhizomes will grow to three centimetres in diameter, the whole plant will grow to 70 centimetres height. The flowers are from white to pale pink.
The genera name after Francesco Zantedeschi, an Italian botanist. The species name means 'white spotted'. The caudex from Plantsam.com.
Flower
White - Pale Pink
Soil
Rich
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium