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Scientific Name | Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill. subsp. albomaculata |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ARACEAE |
Synonyms | Richardia albomaculata Hook., Richardia angustiloba Schott, Richardia hastata Hook., Richardia lutwychei N.E.Br., Richardia melanoleuca Hook.f., Zantedeschia angustiloba (Schott) Engl., Zantedeschia hastata (Hook.) Engl., Zantedeschia melanoleuca (Hook.f.) Engl., Zantedeschia oculata (Lindl.) Engl., Zantedeschia tropicalis (N.E.Br.) Letty |
Common Names | Arrow-leaved Arum (e), Ilabathekelimhlope (z), Intebe (z), Kleinvarkblom (a), Kleinvarkoor (a), Mohalalitoe (ss), Mothebe (ss), Spotted-leaved Arum (e), Witvlekvarkoor (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/01/03 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali, E. Sieben, W. Foden & F. Cholo |
Justification | This subspecies is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | It is widespread across eastern South Africa, extending northwards to tropical Africa. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Freshwater |
Major habitats | Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | It occurs in seasonally wet marshy areas, damp grasslands, and along stream sides. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill. subsp. albomaculata | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Cook, C.D.K. 2004. Aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Letty, C. 1973. The genus Zantedeschia. Bothalia 11(1&2):5-26.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Sieben, E.J.J. 2009. The status and distribution of vascular plants (Magnoliophyta, Lycophyta, Pteridophyta). In: W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton (eds.), The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa (pp. 83-98), IUCN and SAIAB, Gland, Switzerland and Grahamstown, South Africa.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H., Sieben, E., Foden, W. & Cholo, F. 2018. Zantedeschia albomaculata (Hook.) Baill. subsp. albomaculata. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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