Typhonodorum lindleyanum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names
Araceae >	Typhonodorum >	lindleyanum >

Read about Typhonodorum lindleyanum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Typhonodorum lindleyanum (genus name is Greek, stormy wind and gift). Araceae. Robust herb, with a stout caudex 4-10 ft. high: lvs. thick, petioled, triangular-ovate or hastate, acuminate: spathes with oblong tubes attenuate at both ends, blade 3 times longer than the tube, oblong-lanceolate, caudate-acuminate; spadix erect, strict, cylindrical; male infl. elongated, female short and cylindrical: fls. monoecious in an elongated somewhat appendiculate spadix; perianth none; stamens 4-8 in the male fls.; ovary ovoid or subglobose and 1-celled in the female: berry large, compressed, orbicular. One species, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Trop. Afr. T. Lindleyanum, Schott (T. madagascariense, Engler). St. stout, 3-10 ft. high, 4-12 in. thick: lvs. deeply cordate or sagittate, 1 1/4 – 3 1/2 ft. long, 7 in. to 2 ft. across; petiole terete, 2-4 ft. long: spathe 1 1/2 - 2 ft. long, tube 3-5 in. long, oblong, green, blade 13-19 in. long, 3-5 in. across, lanceolate, convolute below, yellow: seeds 1 3/4 - 2 in. across, flattened-orbicular, edible.—A striking plant with the habit of Zantedeschia, growing in deep water. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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