White mock kalla
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White Calla Calla ( Lysichiton camtschatcensis ) |
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Lysichiton camtschatcensis | ||||||||||||
( L. ) Schott |
The white Scheinkalla ( Lysichiton camtschatcensis ), also called Asiatic Skunk Cabbage , Asiatic Giant Arum or Kamchatka Snake Root, is a species of the genus Scheinkalla ( Lysichiton ) in the Arum family (Araceae).
features
The white calla is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches a height of 70 to 100 centimeters. The rhizome is short and thick. The leaves are 30 to 100 × 15 to 30 centimeters in size, elliptical and wedge-shaped at the base of the blade. The spathe is whitish and broadly lanceolate. It measures 20 to 30 × 4 to 10 centimeters and dies at fruit time.
The flowering period extends from May to June, sometimes it begins as early as April.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.
Occurrence
The area of the species includes the south of Kamchatka, Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and northern Japan to 35 ° north latitude. It grows in swamps, swamp forests and stream banks.
use
The white calla is rarely used as an ornamental plant for pond banks, watercourses, swamp meadows and as a solitary shrub. It has been in culture since at least 1886.
Synonyms
There are numerous synonyms : Dracontium camtschatcense L. , Lysichiton album Makino , Lysichiton japonicus (A.Gray) Schott ex Miq. , Lysichitum camtschatcense (L.) Schott .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , p. 651 .
- ^ Tropicos. [1]
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Lysichiton - World Checklist of Selected Plant Families of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on June 17, 2018.