Howdy Jim, Yes, Sauromatum was subsumed into Typhonium a while ago. See: Hetterscheid & Boyce, 2000. A reclassification of Sauromatum Schott and a new species of Typhonium Schott (Araceae). Aroidiana 2:48 - 55. I hope this helps, 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 Jim McKenney Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:17 AM To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Subject: Re: [pbs] Typhonium I know nothing about Typhonium pre se, but I've read that some put our old stinky friend Sauromatum in the genus Typhonium. How much alike are these? The distribution cited suggests the distribution of Sauromatum approximately. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/Bulletins/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php