Hello! Thanks for all the replies to my Typhonium query. It is obvious to me now, that I have T. roxburghii, and not T. diversiflorum or diversifolium. Although T. diversifolium sounds like a very nice plant, indeed. The T. roxburghii is doing well in my greenhouse, and I hope that it will enjoy this next summer when I move it outside. Thanks again, Christopher D. Christopher Rogers Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist ((,///////////=====< EcoAnalysts, Inc. (530) 406-1178 166 Buckeye Street Woodland CA 95695 USA ? Invertebrate Taxonomy ? Invertebrate Ecological Studies ? Bioassessment and Study Design ? Endangered Invertebrate Species ? Zooplankton ? Periphyton/ Phytoplankton Moscow, ID ? Bozeman, MT ? Woodland, CA ? Neosho, MO ? Selinsgrove, PA http://www.ecoanalysts.com/ -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of John Grimshaw Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 2:03 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Hi, I'm new : Typhonium Christopher Rogers asked about Typhonium diversiflorum. I assume he means Typhonium diversifolium, which is a diminutive aroid from quite high altitudes (2500-4300 m) in the Himalaya. As its name suggests, it exhibits great diversity of leaf shape, from very narrowly arrow-shaped to quite broad and rounded. The spathe is green with dark reddish stripes of varying extent, with a dark spadix that emits the usual Typhonium stink. I particularly remember seeing it in the short, overgrazed turf around Namche Bazar in Nepal, in 1988, where it was only about 5 cm tall. Collected material from this area has grown steadily in moist, humus-rich conditions in the open garden since then, but is a bit bigger in such conditions. It's not a great garden plant but it brings back happy memories of a wonderful visit to an amazing part of the world. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php