[Aroid-l] Aroid or not?

From: "Marek Argent" <abri1973 at wp.pl> on 2009.11.16 at 22:01:28 Hello,   I've got an ID request, the person asks if it may be an aroid. In this phase and condition it seems to be impossible what plant it is. Plants of the Araceae produce roots just below the leaf bud. This one has no roots at all, it can be the top of an aroid tuber, but it can also belong to any bulbous plants like Tulipa or Hyacinthus What do you think?   Marek     ----- Original Message ----- From: Ines Schonberger To: araceum@wp.eu Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:13 PM Subject: Plant ID request Dear helpful person from the Aroid Identification Center, I am writing to you with a rather unusual request. We received some images from a plant (presumable a Araceae) that was found by customs at the New Zealand border. The plant was in a rather bad (rotten) stage and I can't identify it. I thought you might be able to help and could at least confirm that the object in the picture is indeed a corm of a Araceae. Maybe Dracunculus? The plant arrived from the UK. This all I know.   I am grateful for any comment best wishes Ines   Ines Sch=F6nberger, Ph.D. Herbarium Manager Allan Herbarium (CHR) Landcare Research, PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand Phone: +64 3 321 9797 Fax: +64 3 321 9998     Please consider the environment before printing this email Warning: This electronic message together with any attachments is confidential. If you receive it in error: (i) you must not read, use, disclose, copy or retain it; (ii) please contact the sender immediately by reply email and then delete the emails. The views expressed in this email may not be those of Landcare Research New Zealand Limited. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz Nie znaleziono virusa w tej wiadomosci przychodzacej. Sprawdzone przez AVG - www.avg.com Wersja: 8.5.425 / Baza danych wirus=F3w: 270.14.67/2505 - Data wydania: 11/15/09 19:50:00 ------=_NextPart_001_00FE_01CA6710.BAB740F0--------=_NextPart_000_00FD_01CA6710.BAB740F0

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