Zantedeschia

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Zantedeschia
Zantedeschia elliottiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Zantedeschieae
Genus:	Zantedeschia Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 765 (1826), nom. cons.[1]
Type species
Calla aethiopica L.[2]
Synonyms[1]
Arodes Heist. ex Kuntze Colocasia Link Houttinia Neck. Otosma Raf. Pseudohomalomena A.D.Hawkes Richardia Kunth

Zantedeschia (/ˌzæntɪˈdɛskiə/)^[3] is a genus of eight species of herbaceous, perennial, flowering plants in the aroid family, Araceae, native to southern Africa^[4](from South Africa northeast to Malawi). The genus has been introduced, in some form, on every continent (minus Antarctica).

Common names include arum lily for Z. aethiopica, calla and calla lily for Z. elliottiana and Z. rehmannii. However, members of this genus are not true lilies^[4] (which belong to the family Liliaceae), and the genera Arum and Calla, although related, are distinct from Zantedeschia, despite visual similarities. The colourful flowers and leaves, of both species and cultivars, are greatly valued and commonly grown as ornamental and garden plants.