Zantedeschia odorata

Zantedeschia odorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Zantedeschia
Species:	Z. odorata
Binomial name
	Zantedeschia odorata; P.L.Perry

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Zantedeschia odorata, the Bokkeveld arum, is a species in the arum family, Araceae.^[1] It is a tuberous, perennial plant that grows to a height of 75 to 100 cm.^[2] The flowers are yellow, have long narrow veins and are enclosed by a white leathery bract. The leaves are arrow-shaped. The plant grows in wetlands or along streams. The plant is rare and indigenous to the Northern Cape where it occurs on the Bokkeveld escarpment near Nieuwoudtville.

In Afrikaans it is known as soetvarkbloem.^[3]

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Wikidata ☰ Q15335678 entry

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[1] "Zantedeschia odorata (Scented arum)". http://www.biodiversityexplorer.info/plants/araceae/zantedeschia_odorata.htm.

[2] "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=3626-11.

[3] "Zantedeschia odorata | PlantZAfrica". http://pza.sanbi.org/zantedeschia-odorata.

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Zantedeschia odorata

Topic: Biology

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