The botanical name Zamioculcas derives from, on the one hand, the superficial similarity of its foliage to that of the cycad genus Zamia on the other hand, its kinship to the fellow Araceae genus Colocasia, whose name comes from the word “culcas” or “colcas” (in an ancient Middle Eastern dialect),[4] and which is named qolqas (Egyptian Arabic: ?????, IPA: [?ol??æ?s]) in Arabic.[5] Botanical synonyms include Caladium zamiaefolium, Zamioculcas loddigesii and Z. lanceolata.
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