Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill.
subsp. albomaculata

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Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
Nyanga Rd nr Juliasdale

Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
Nyanga Rd nr Juliasdale

Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
Top end Small Bridge Dam

Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale

Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale

Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Bart Wursten
Mt Chinaka, Juliasdale

Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Jimmy Muropa
Monavale Vlei, near Fenella Drive

Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Jimmy Muropa
Monavale Vlei, near Fenella Drive

Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

Picture: Jimmy Muropa
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:
Frequency:
Status: Native
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.
Type location:
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: albomaculata: white-spotted
Habitat: In damp grass, bracken and marshy areas.
Altitude range: 1100 - 1800 m
Flowering time:Dec - Feb
Worldwide distribution: Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,N
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
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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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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Zantedeschia albomaculata subsp. albomaculata.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=112030, retrieved 19 March 2024

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