Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill.
subsp. albomaculata

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Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

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Nyanga Rd nr Juliasdale

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Top end Small Bridge Dam

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Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale

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Monavale Vlei, near Fenella Drive

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Synonyms:	Richardia albomaculata Hook. Zantedeschia melanoleuca (Hook. f.) Engl. Zantedeschia tropicalis (N.E. Br.) Letty var. tropicalis
Common names:	Mufanawembudzi (Shona) Spotted-leaved arum lily (English) Yellow arum (English)
Description:	A perennial herb, which dies back in the dry season. Petiole 20-60 cm long; lamina either conspicuously white-spotted or lacking spots altogether; base hastate-sagittate; apical lobe triangular-lanceolate to ovate; basal lobes directed downward to widely spreading. Peduncle to 60 cm long. Spathe cream- to green-yellow, usually with a dark maroon patch inside at the base, obconic with an apical apex; spadix 3-5 cm long; female flowers greenish; male flowers yellow. Both common and scientific names refer to the white spots on the leaves. These are, however, quite often entirely absent.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	albomaculata: white-spotted
Flowering time:	Dec - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Saturday 22 February 2014
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 59. Clarke, M. (1991). Nyanga Flowers. Baobab Books, Harare, Zimbabwe. Page 175. (Includes a picture). Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 30 - 31. (Includes a picture). Haigh, A. & Boyce, P. (2012). Araceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(1) Pages 37 - 38. (Includes a picture). Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 9. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 85. Mayo, S.J. (1985). Araceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 36 - 38. (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. Page 1. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 86 - 87. (Includes a picture).

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