Zantedeschia elliottiana Engl.

Richarde dorée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Zantedeschia

Characteristics

Plant robust, up to 60 cm tall. Leaves deciduous, glabrous; blade up to 27 cm long and 27 cm broad, sometimes slightly longer than broad, orbicular-ovate, deeply cordate, apiculate, green with many translucent white spots; petiole more or less as long as the blade, occasionally much longer. Peduncle about 40 cm long. Spathe up to 13 cm long, funnel-shaped above, campanulate below, bright 'golden yellow' throughout, immaculate and smooth within, tip caudate. Spadix up to 7 cm long, lengths of male and female zones variable, pollen orange yellow; ovaries green. Fruit a cluster of berries up to 2.5 cm in diam.
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Perennial herb, up to 0.6 m high. Leaves ovate-orbicular, maculate. Spathe without a purple blotch at base, golden yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Zantedeschia elliottiana world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89412-1
WFO ID wfo-0000335161
COL ID 5CW83
BDTFX ID 166155
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Richardia aurata Richardia rossii Zantedeschia elliottiana Calla elliottiana Calla elliottiana Richardia elliottiana