Arum palestinum

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Solomon's-lily
• black-calla
• Palestine arum
• black arum
• black calla
• solomon's lily

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Arum magdalenae
• Arum sanctum
• Richardia sancta

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and is classified under the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and order Alismatales, it falls into the family Araceae. Finally, its taxonomic identity is defined by its placement within the genus Arum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution that spans across different continents. In Western Asia, it can be found growing within the regions of Lebanon and Syria. Its presence is also documented throughout Palestine in the same part of the world. Interestingly, the species extends its reach across the ocean to the Southwestern United States. Specifically, it has been identified as growing in the state of California.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Arum palaestinum is characterized by a perennial lifecycle, allowing the plant to persist in its habitat over multiple growing seasons. As a geophyte, it survives unfavorable environmental conditions by retreating into specialized underground storage organs, such as tubers or corms, which protect its vital structures from extreme temperatures or drought. This evolutionary strategy classifies it as a cryptophyte, as its essential regenerative parts remain concealed beneath the soil surface during its dormant periods.

Life form :

geophyte

Life form :

cryptophyte

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Arum palaestinum is characterized by a growth form consisting of a non-woody herb and forb, which typically develops from a subterranean structure. As a terrestrial plant, it does not exhibit aquatic or semiaquatic tendencies, nor does it function as an epiphyte, instead maintaining a strictly terrestrial existence. The plant is an independent organism, lacking any parasitic nature, and it maintains a self-supporting structure rather than acting as a liana, vine, or any other form of climber. Its physical constitution is entirely non-woody, consistent with its herbaceous life cycle.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Growth form :

forb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Arum palaestinum has 1 reported plant parts identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. Journal of complementary & integrative medicine
2. Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS

Chemicals

Arum palaestinum has 4 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Apigenin 8-C-glucoside, Isoorientin, Luteolin-6-C-glucoside, Vitexin.

Apigenin 8-C-glucoside

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Isoorientin

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Luteolin-6-C-glucoside

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Vitexin

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Activities

Arum palaestinum has 2 reported activities identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antitumor.

Antioxidant

1. Pharmaceutical biology

Antitumor

1. Pharmaceutical biology

Conditions

Arum palaestinum has 2 reported investigations on conditions identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include COVID-19, cancer.

Covid-19

1. Alternative therapies in health and medicine

Cancer

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Preparations

Arum palaestinum has 1 reported preparations identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include lipophilic fractions.

Lipophilic fractions

1. Journal of complementary & integrative medicine