T.violifolium

From: Don Burns donburns at macconnect.com> on 2000.07.15 at 03:25:02(5118) Pete and Wilbert, thanks for your comments. I now see that the species is mentioned in Genera of Aracea early on in a discussion of Aroids that grow tubercles. I have seen the species name spelled violifolium and violiifolium. Which is correct? Jim, I don't have an infloresence yet but now I am looking forward to one. Earlier Pete mentioned he saw the plants growing in Laos. Typhonium is endemic to SE Asia, tropical SE Asia, India, the SE Asian island countries and tropical NE Australia. But a number of species are now naturalized in the tropics of this hemisphere and Africa also. I'll post a pic for all to see tomorrow. Its really very unimpressive, but a very curious plant. I mentioned earlier to Dewey that the leaves resemble those of Centella erecta and Hydrocotyle sp., two very common ground-hugging vining weeds found here in S. Florida. When I first noticed growth in the pot with the T. tuber I thought it was a weed. In fact, given that it produces tubercles it could probably become a weed here. Don +More Don Burns Fort Lauderdale FL USA Zone 10b

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