Yes, I have made a contribution or two to EOL. However tad-wig is new to me, and I thank you for the introduction. I’ll be delving more deeply there. One of my favorite resources is the Biodiversity Heritage Library and I wonder whether there’s some connection with TDWG there.

Also, for my purposes, TROPICOS from MoBot Gardens is a gem, and I also like ZipCodeZoo.

Thanks for showing up here!

TDWG is another group you might find stimulating. Three of their main 5 sponsors are the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Smithsonian Institution and the Missouri Botanical Library (this last I may have the name wrong), interestingly enough to you. http://www.tdwg.org We call it ‘tad-wig’ and it’s about the marriage between IT people and taxonomists, with botanists being by far the biggest chunk of taxonomists. They are a standards group which may not be interesting but so much of the ‘in the trenches’ work of plant identification also creeps into the discussions.

A reader might be able to help you, but I am afraid I cannot. I know nothing about growing Curcumas inside, and even less about growing them in a temperate climate. I hope you find a solution.

Mary

I decided to post an edited version of your comment because it appears you have not received the email I sent to you. I have re-sent it, but if you still do not hear from me, please try writing to me directly at panamaplants @ gmail . com (omitting spaces, of course).

Thanks.

Mary

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