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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Typhonium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Typhonium (an old name of some plant of the family, named for Typhon, a mythological giant). Araceae. Perennial tuberous herbs, occasionally grown in the greenhouse. Lvs. appearing with the fls., sagittate or hastate, 3-5-lobed or -parted or pedately cut; petiole elongated: peduncle usually short: spathes persistent, throat constricted, blade ovate or lanceolate; spadix sessile or stipitate, included; male infl. cylindrical, female short : fls. in an appendiculate monoecious spadix, male and female elements remote; perianth none; stamens in the male fl. 1-3; ovary in female fl. ovoid or oblong-ovoid, 1-celled: berry ovoid, 1-2-seeded. — About 20 species, Trop. Asia, Austral., and islands of the Pacific. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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