Re: [Aroid-l] Duckweeds and Other Aquatic Aroids

From: "Marek Argent" <abri1973 at wp.pl> on 2009.01.25 at 17:54:52 Hello Walter,   The size doesn't matter :) The morphology of the inflorescence counts. Here is the newest systematics of aroids (see attachments). There are not all genera included, only the best known ones. As I know the genus Rhektophyllum is now within Cercestis (or maybe I'm wrong) I also don't know why Arisaema, Pistia and Alocasia are grouped together. I don't remember from who I got these diagrams, and I don't know on what criteria is it based (maybe on DNA?)   Marek ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Turner To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:05 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Duckweeds and Other Aquatic Aroids Marek, Steve, etc.: I actually put "duckweed wiki" into Google and was automatically linked to the Wikipedia article I cited with the wrong spelling. And I did have to re-spell what I wrote there because I thought the wiki article would at least have the right spelling in the title! I knew it looked funny. Steve, I do know how wiki works, but I have to admit that I too often accept what it says. It is one of those primrose paths, or whatever. I take it from what Marek wrote that wiki is at least right, that lemna are under aroids. That the plants with the gigantic inflorescences and the smallest flowering plants are grouped together? Walter On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Marek Argent <abri1973@wp.pl> wrote: Everything is ok except the name - it should be Lemnoideae.   Marek ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Turner To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Duckweeds and Other Aquatic Aroids Ted and others, After reading your discussions, I was looking at the Wikipedia entry on Lemnaoideae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemnaoideae Is this the current thinking? The article seems to have been written by someone knowledgeable, perhaps writing under the name Zeamays (I don't have enough experience with Wikipedia to be sure). Is that a member of our group? Walter _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------=_NextPart_001_0065_01C97F1E.67DC3140--------=_NextPart_000_0064_01C97F1E.67DC3140

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