Typhonium wilbertii
# Typhonium wilbertii

Typhonium wilbertii is a species of plant in the arum family that is endemic to Australia.

## Etymology

The specific epithet wilbertii honours Dutch botanist Wilbert Hetterscheid.

## Description

The species is a deciduous, geophytic, perennial herb, which resprouts annually from a corm 3–4 cm in diameter. The greyish-green leaves are usually trilobed and 13–28 cm by 17–30 cm. The flower is enclosed in a green spathe about 13 cm long. The fruits are orange berries.

## Distribution and habitat

The species occurs on the tropical Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland. It is found on the edges of notophyll rainforest on mudstone soils at elevations of 90–150 m.

