





Zantedeschia aethiopica
Common name: Arum Lily
Zantedeschia honours Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773 – 1846), an Italian physician and botanist, and/or his son Francesco Zantedeschi (1797 – 1873) a professor of natural philosophy at Padua. Aethiopica is from the Latin word aethiopicus, meaning Ethiopian.
Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.
An erect herb with large dark green leaves. The large white flower is produced from August to November.
Arum Lily is a declared plant meaning that landholders are required by law to control this plant on their land. It is toxic to stock. It was introduced as a garden plant and the flowers are still used in the cut flower trade.
This species is originally from South Africa.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.
Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/6917219
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1049