Calla, (scientific name: Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.), Araceae, Zantedeschia herbaceous perennial stout. With tubers, and easy to form tillers. Leaves basal, lower leaves sheathing; leaf blade thick, green, heart-shaped or arrow shaped, apex acute,
Acuminate or caudate, base cordate or halberd shaped. Like loose fertile, humus rich clay loam. [1] is a common Calla flower bride bouquet in Europe and the United states. Ethiopia's national flower. Calla is poisonous, containing a large number of herbal crystallization of calcium and alkaloids, eating can cause sleep and other symptoms of poisoning.
This species is a non poisonous plant in the Chinese plant atlas database, which is toxic to the tuber, the shell and the inflorescence. Chew a small piece of tubers can cause sore throat. Calla Lily can be used as medicine and has the function of clearing heat and detoxicating. Burn treatment, amount of fresh Calla Lily tubers, Daolan topical. Tetanus prophylaxis,
In the wound with Calla tubers Daolan topical. Calla Lily toxic, taboo oral. Herbs perennial, with tubers. Leaves basal, petiole long 0.4-1 (-1.5) m, lower sheaths; leaf blade thick, green, heart-shaped or arrow shaped, apex acute, acuminate or caudate, base cordate or halberd shaped,
Entire, 15-45 cm long, 10-25 cm wide, plaques after lobes 6-7 cm. Peduncle 40-50 cm long, smooth. 10-25 cm long, tube short, yellow; eaves slightly back, acute or acuminate, with conical tip, bright white, sometimes greenish. Panicle cylindric, 6-9 cm long,
4-7 mm thick, yellow: female inflorescences long 1-2.5 cm; male inflorescences 5-6.5 cm long. Ovary 3-5, gradually narrowed into style, mostly surrounded by 3 false stamens.
