Calla lily

The family is mostly tropical and subtropical but extends into temperate areas including a few representatives in the United Stales. In the New World, we recognize some genera as ornamentals (e.g., the calla lily) in the Old World, some roots are used as food (e.g., taro) as are the fruits of Monslera species. 

The name Arisaema is derived from the Greek word Aris (arum) and Haema (blood). Arum constitutes a large family of plants that includes 2000 species and includes members from the Arum, Arisaema, Calla, Dieffenbachia, and Philodendron genera. Common names included in this family include calla lilies, dumb cane, jack-in-the-pulpit, taro, and skunk cabbage. 

FIGURE 9.6 The bacterial soft rot symptom in the leaves of calla lily caused by Ecc on (A) 8-week old or (B) 4-week-oldp p-transgenic lines (Fa7 and Fa24) and wild-type plants. 

Chang, H.S. Chakrabarty, E.J. Hahn, E.J., Paek, K.Y. (2003). Micropropagation of Calla Lily Zantedeschia albomaculata) via in vitro shoot tip proliferation. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant, Vol.39, pp. 129-134, ISSN 1054-5476... 

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