Helicophyllum

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Helicophyllum (spiral leaf; lateral segments of the pedatisect leaves sometimes twisted). Araceae. Nine or ten arisacma-like herbs of western Asia and delta of the Nile, of which one species may appear in collections; very little planted in the cool house, or in the open in mild climates with some protection. Tuberous-rooted herbs, with radical lvs. and fls. appearing together: scape shorter than lvs., bearing a single inflorescence: spat he with an oblong tube and an erect or more or less hooded limb; spadix tailed, mostly included or short, the middle part with neutral fls.; apetalous; stamens 2; ovary 1, 1-celled, 2- or 4-ovuled: fr. an ovoid or globose berry. H. alberti, Regel, is a stemless plant with a dark maroon-purple spathe 7 in. long: spadix 5 in. long, the appendix protruding and blackish purple: lvs. of young plants simple, oblong- lanceolate; of mature plants oddly divided, the "blade hastate, acuminate, undulate, concave at the base, with 2 lateral spreading horn-like horizontal basal lobes, and between them 2 long linear erect ones that are nearly as long as the blade, and face it; these front lobes have each on the outer margin below the middle a curved horn-like process." E. Bokhara. B.M. 6969. G.C. III. 36, suppl. Oct. 29.— Blooms in late spring, and requires protection. L. H. B. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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