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In botany, when people use 'alba' they usually mean a form, not a species (EG. Paph. haynaldianum or Paph. haynaldianum alba - the former having coloured flowers, the latter having green/white flowers).

For Amorphophallus, albus is a species and quite distinct from kiusianus. If you look at pictures on aroid.org, the difference is quite clear.

Cheers,

Allan

----- Original Message ----
From: Stanley kaufman <kaufmanrareplants@yahoo.com>
To: Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 1:59:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus kiusianus fresh ripe seeds germination

Hi,

Is alba or albus a synonym for kiusianus? I saw and alba for sale at Franklin park conservatory gift shop but I had never heard of that species. They pointed out it had a white stem.

but otherwise they seemed to think it was just konjac.

Stan
--- On Mon, 10/20/08, bonaventure@optonline.net <bonaventure@optonline.net> wrote:

From: bonaventure@optonline.net <bonaventure@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus kiusianus fresh ripe seeds germination
To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Date: Monday, October 20, 2008, 3:02 PM

Ah yes,

I have fresh cleaned moist seeds of albus still in pot and more covered on damp sphagnum moss since July. Will outlast the current fiscal crisis i think.

Bonaventure

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John,

Answers to your questions embedded in your original email:

Subject: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus kiusianus fresh ripe seeds germination

>I am looking for information on the proper way to germinate
> Amorphophallus Kiusianus seeds. These seeds were freshly harvested
> recently and A friend of mine whose computer is not working asked me
> to pose this question.
>
> Do the seeds need to dry out before germination will take place or
> must they be sown right away before they dry out?
>

seeds of ALL species of Amorphophallus should be kept as moist as
possible!!!!!!!
and should be planted as quickly as possible and kept moist

> Does the pulp surrounding the seeds ned to be removed before sowing?
>

most likely yes........although I have never planted any with the pulp left
on.

Am. henryi and kiusianus are notorious for taking months, even a couple of
years
to germinate, especially when planted in pots.
Last fall I planted a handful of both these species out in the garden and
late this
spring the sprouted enmass! I can't say for sure if going through a US zone
7 winter speeded
up the sprouting process or not.

Alan
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