Hi Gijs, I do not find this name on the IAS site....is it a valid name?? There is a name similar to that, but unfortunately no pic. There is a T. venosum 'Indian Giant' which is clearly a larger plant. Let me know for sure about the name and I will ask my friend in India that I get a lot of plants from :o) Dan

According to one source, Sauromatum nubicum was moved to the Genus Typhonium and included within the species Typhonium venosum. Citation published in Aroideana in Year 2000. Authors were Hellerscheid, W & PC Boyce. So, it is probably the one known as 'India Giant'
Rb

Well, if RB is correct and he really knows his aroids then it is trivial to grow. All I would say is that in my hands 'Indian Giant' does not like full sun whereas the standard form thrives in full sun in my climate. In full sun the giant just was awful....it is not worth having in full sun to be honest....it was a complete dwarf and was smaller than the normal one growing right next to it....the others in shade got quite impressive. Best of luck :o) Dan

Hello Aroid lovers,
Today I bought three bulbs of the species, and they are huge! More than 15 cm in diametre, two of them still have the seeds wich have not yet matured complete. I'm going to store the bulbs in a cool place now, and then just wait till next spring what happens. Nubicus or 'Indian Giant',
my expectations are high. About placing them in the sun or shade; I'll will place them on the same spot as my T(S). venosum, wich did it very good this year. Bulbs are more than 12 cm in diametre with offsets about 3- 4 cm. The spot has only sun between 11:00 and 15:00 in summer, on my balcony, south east, in a large bucket.
Thanks for your replies!
Greetings, Gijs