The cultivation of Typhonodorum lindleyanum Schott at the Royal Rotterdam Zoological & Botanical Gardens

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  • Louwerens-Jan Nederlof Rotterdam Zoological & Botanical Gardens
  • Christopher Lee Degenaar Rotterdam Zoological & Botanical Gardens

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2020.306

Keywords:

Cultivation, Propagation, Tropical glasshouses, Plants in zoos, water plants

Abstract

Typhonodorum lindleyanum Schott has been cultivated in the tropical greenhouses of Rotterdam Zoo since 2018. In this article the cultivation of this species is outlined with reference to its natural environment, including propagation from seeds, planting out in a tropical water pond, the general maintenance, flowering and proposals for further study on pollination and flower anatomy.

Author Biographies

  • Louwerens-Jan Nederlof, Rotterdam Zoological & Botanical Gardens

    Curator of Plants

  • Christopher Lee Degenaar, Rotterdam Zoological & Botanical Gardens

    Indoor Horticulturist

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Published

09-02-2021

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No. 19 (2020): Sibbaldia the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture

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How to Cite

Nederlof, L.-J. and Degenaar, C.L. (2021) “The cultivation of Typhonodorum lindleyanum Schott at the Royal Rotterdam Zoological & Botanical Gardens”, Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, (19), pp. 143–152. doi:10.24823/Sibbaldia.2020.306.

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