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aethiopica

Taxon

Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.

Protologue Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 765. 1826 [Jan-Mar 1826]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Zantedeschia aethiopica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 010.jpg

Zantedeschia aethiopica--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 30 May 03. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Zantedeschia aethiopica--So. Africa. Harold Porter National  Bot. Gard. 21 Nov 02. 021.jpg

Zantedeschia aethiopica--So. Africa. Harold Porter National Bot. Gard. 21 Nov 02. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Zantedeschia aethiopica--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 073.jpg

Zantedeschia aethiopica--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Zantedeschia aethiopica--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 075.jpg

Zantedeschia aethiopica--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Zantedeschia aethiopica--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 074.jpg

Zantedeschia aethiopica--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 074.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Zantedeschia aethiopica--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 072.jpg

Zantedeschia aethiopica--Spain. Blanes. Marimurtra Bot. Gard. 24 Apr 04. 072.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces; introduced into 49 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, Northern America, Southern America, and Other regions (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

November 21, 2002

Location

South Africa, Western Cape (Harold Porter National Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Betty's Bay, ca. 100 km E of Cape Town on R44.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 30, 2003

Location

France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)

48.84458, 2.36086

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

April 24, 2004

Location

Spain, Catalonia, Girona (Marimurtra Botanic Garden)

Location Remarks

Paseo Karl Faust 9, 17300 Blanes.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Araceae

Genus

Zantedeschia

Specific Epithet

aethiopica

Authorship

(L.) Spreng.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

High

ED 29.4

Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.4

Global rank

#25,526 of 335,497

Top 8%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →