Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Calla aethiopica in Species Plantarum, 1st edition, p. 968.
today: The current name for this species is Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) Spreng.
original Latin diagnosis
Calla foliis sagittato-cordatis, spatha cucullata, spadice superne masculo.
English translation
Calla with leaf blades sagittate-cordate; with a spathe cucullate; [and] with a spadix above masculine.
English translation with commentary
| Calla | Calla |
| with leaf blades | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| sagittate-cordate; | sagittato-cordatis = sagittato- (combining form of group A adjective sagittatus, -a, -um) + cordatis (ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um); modifies foliis |
| with a spathe | spatha - ablative singular of first declension feminine noun spatha, -ae |
| cucullate; | cucullata - ablative singular feminine of group A adjective cucullatus, -a, -um; modifies spatha |
| [and] | added for smoother reading |
| with a spadix | spadice - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun spadix, spadicis |
| above | superne - adverb |
| masculine. | masculo - ablative singular masculine of group A adjective masculus, -a, -um; modifies spadice |