Plant Details

Accepted name:: Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng. [Araceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
arum lily	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
calla lily	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cartucho	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
copo-de-leite	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
easter lily	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
fó yàn bāo yù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lily of the nile	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mǎ tí lián	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
varkoor	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
yě yù	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
佛焰苞芋	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野芋	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
马蹄莲	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole shoot system		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
leaf		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Richardia africana Kunth Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 433 (1818), nom. superfl.
Arodes aethiopicum (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 740 (1891).
Calla aethiopica L. Sp. Pl.: 968 (1753).
Calla aethiopica var. nana Hovey Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 22 (1882).
Calla ambigua Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 262 (1796).
Calla moschata Moench Methodus: 346 (1794), nom. illeg.
Colocasia aethiopica (L.) Link Diss. Bot.: 77 (1795).
Otosma aethiopica (L.) Raf. New Fl. 2: 90 (1837).
Pseudohomalomena pastoensis A.D.Hawkes Madroño 11: 147 (1951).
Richardia aethiopica (L.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 765 (1826).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Richardia africana Kunth	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Zantedeschia aethiopica	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Zantedescia aethiopica Sprengel	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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