Hi Lee and All, Yes, Tocantiniamira is a real specie. I have 3 very small seedlings of Tocantinia mira, with 3 years. This plant grows in the spring/summer, it is dormant in the autumn/winter, is growing slowly. So far, I have noticed that Tocantinia mira leaves smaller, thinner and slightly rounded which Hippeastrum. For more similar to Griffinia. I have no idea of the look of your flowers. The name of the genera is a reference to their region of origin, the region between the great rivers: Araguaia and Tocantins. This plant is considered rare, even in nature. My plants came from seeds received the Institute Plantarum. When my plants thrive and produce its first seed, I will be happy to share some. Regards, Tarcísio Eduardo Raduenz Blumenau - Santa Catarina State - South of Brazil P.S.: Lee, a problem with your e-mail? I tried to send this message to you, but it returned with an error. > Does anyone know anything about Tocantinia mira? I believe it's one of > Ravenna's many species and I'm wondering if it's a real species or just > some variant of a known Hippeastrum. What does it look like? Why did > Ravenna invent a new genus for it? How does it differ from Hippeastrum > or other related genera? Thanks for any information. > > --Lee Poulsen > Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/