| Zantedeschia odorata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Zantedeschia |
| Species: | Z. odorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Zantedeschia odorata P.L.Perry
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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 (30 to 39 in).[2] The flowers are yellow, have long and 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, South Africa, where it occurs on the Bokkeveld escarpment near Nieuwoudtville.
In Afrikaans it is known as soetvarkbloem.[3]
It was first described in 1989.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Zantedeschia odorata (Scented arum)". www.biodiversityexplorer.info.
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org.
- ^ "Zantedeschia odorata | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org.
- ^ Perry, P. L. (1989-08-01). "A new species of Zantedeschia (Araceae) from the western Cape". South African Journal of Botany. 55 (4): 447–451. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(16)31168-1. ISSN 0254-6299.
External links
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