Zantedeschia aethiopica
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Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zantedeschia aethiopica (common names Lily of the Nile, Calla lily, Easter lily, Arum lily, Varkoor, an Afrikaans name meaning pig's ear); syn. Calla aethiopica L., Richardia africana Kunth, Richardia aethiopica (L.) Spreng., Colocasia aethiopica (L.) Spreng. ex Link) is a species in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in LesothoSouth Africa, and Swaziland.

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Zantedeschia aethiopica

Noun
1. South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
(synonym) calla lily, calla, arum lily
(hypernym) flower
(hyponym) pink calla, Zantedeschia rehmanii
(member-holonym) Zantedeschia, genus Zantedeschia



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