title: Typhonium cochleare
text: # Typhonium cochleare
  
  Typhonium cochleare is a species of plant in the arum family that is native to Australia.
  
  ## Description
  
  The species is a geophytic, perennial herb, which sprouts from a corm about 2 cm in diameter. The leaves are very variable in shape. The flower is enclosed in a spathe about 17 cm long.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  The species occurs in the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory from Darwin to Arnhemland, mainly in open forest.
  
  