[Aroid-l] Typhonium and its possible useful effects

**V* S* <s*@email.uc.edu>**

Dear Julius,

	Sorry to be so late in replying. You did indeed send me seeds of

Typhonium trilobatum when I requested them for my study of the acids of the

seed lipids. The acids of this species turned out to be the less exciting

kind. I'm trying hard, with the help of some other very kind seed donors,

to complete the study early in 2007.

	The seed acids of Typhonium are very important because they suggest that

the genus is not monophyletic. My finding has now been confirmed by

molecular studies. But there is more to it and I hope you will soon be

able to read all about it.

	While most of the aroids used medicinally in the Near East contain

phenyl-terminated fatty acids, T. trilobatum does not, so whatever may be

the active principle, is probably something else. Thus, I really can't

give you any more info without making it up. Sorry.

Vic

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