Yesterday I was marvelling at how beautiful the red markings are on the cataphylls of some African amaryllids. Two for comparison: Cryptostephanus haemanthoides: http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/… Scadoxus aff. multiflorus: ex Cameroon http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/… I find these markings fascinating and wonder what their function might be. Jacob Knecht ---------- - http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/