Dear Friends - As promised here's the English Summary from: Zum Bauplan von Ungernia der einzigen endemischen Amaryllidaceen -Gattung Zentralasiens. ( The Structure of Ungernia, the only endemic Amaryllid genus of Central Asia.) by Dietrich and Ute Mueller-Doblies, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 99(2/3) : 240-263 p 262-263 Summary Ungernia tadschicorum and U. trisphaera show a characteristic sequence of leaves which is unique among the 32 hitherto studied genera of Amaryllidoideae: the first leaf of the main innovation bud is reduced to two minute adaxial scales, the second one is half sheathing foliage leaf, and the following ones may be wholly amplexicaul, but the 3rd to 5th leaf may also have an open base, the last but one is an open foliage leaf and the uppermost is a half embracing scale leaf. When in July/August Ungernja tadschicorum js flowering without leaves, the uppermost leaves of the blooming generation and the lower ones of the following shoot generation are waiting for development in next spring. The flowering scape is thus preceding its own foliage leaves (precursive =praecurrent) and that for one vegetation period, which means proleptic behaviour. Among. Amaryllids this type of periodicity is ondy known to us from Sternbergia macrantha. There is only one scape flowering per year (annual innovation) and the Induction probably takes place in late summer. The morphologic results support the recent separation of the tribe Lycorideae Taub from the Amaryllideae, as these differ in three of the four main characters of bulb morphology, So now you know. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +