| Arum palaestinum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Arum |
| Species: | A. palaestinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Arum palaestinum Boiss. (1854)
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Arum palaestinum is a species of flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Araceae and the genus Arum (also known as black calla, Solomon's lily, priest's hood, noo'ah loof and kardi)[2] It is native to the Levant and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin, and has been naturalized in North America, North Africa, Europe, Western Asia, and Australia[1][3][4] The family Araceae includes other well-known plants such as Anthurium, Caladium, and Philodendron.
Arum palaestinum is perhaps best known for it long history in the Middle East as food and for it use in traditional Middle Eastern medicine.
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens". KewScience. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Solomon's-lily - Arum palaestinum - Common names". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Govaerts, Rafaël; Frodin, David G.; Bogner, Josef (2002). World checklist and bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae). Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. pp. 230–237. ISBN 1842460366.
- ^ Ryan, Stephen (6 December 2003). "Plant Profile: Latin name -- Arum palaestinum". The Age. p. A2.