Calla

...The genus Calla, which belongs to the Araceae family, is horticulturally known as Calla, but it is different from the genus Calla . Approximately eight species are distributed in South Africa, and they have well-developed underground stems. The leaves are arrowhead-shaped and grow from the roots, and the flower stalk is upright and longer than the leaves, with a single inflorescence at the tip, the lower part of which is covered by a colored petal-like bract. The calla Z. aethiopica Spreng. (illustration) was so named because it was brought to Japan by a Dutch ship at the end of the Edo period. The white bracts that bloom in May are large and fragrant, and are popular as cut flowers. ...

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…サトイモ科のオランダカイウ属を総称して園芸的にはカラーと呼んでいるが，ヒメカイウ属Callaとは異なる。南アフリカに約8種が分布し，発達した地下茎をもつ。葉は矢じり形で根出し，花茎は直立し葉より長く，先端に1花序をつけ，花弁状に着色した仏焰苞（ぶつえんほう）にその下部は包まれる。オランダカイウZ.aethiopica Spreng.（イラスト）は，江戸末期にオランダ船が持ちこんだのでこの名がある。5月に咲く白色の仏焰苞は大きく，芳香もあり，切花として普及している。…

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