13-Arum sp.L.

13. Arum sp.L.

Local name: Cuckoos-plant

Family: Araceae

Location: Mazar Garden

Characters: Arum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Europe, northern Africa, and western and central Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region. Frequently called arum lilies, they are not closely related to the true lilies Lilium. Plants in closely related Zantedeschia are also called "arum lilies". They are rhizomatous, herebacious perennial plants growing to 20–60 cm tall, with sagittate (arrowhead-shaped) leaves 10–55 cm long. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a 10–40 cm long, distinctively coloured spathe, which may be white, yellow, brown, or purple. Some species are scented, others not. The fruit is a cluster of bright orange or red berries. rhizomatous

General use: People use arum for colds, throat swelling, congestion, and other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. Arum might also be unsafe. It grows as a ornamental plant in the garden.