Re: [Aroid-l] Aroid or not?

From: Susan B <honeybunny442 at yahoo.com> on 2009.11.17 at 18:03:53 It doesn't look like any of the bulbous Aroids to me... Susan --- On Mon, 11/16/09, Marek Argent <abri1973@wp.pl> wrote: From: Marek Argent <abri1973@wp.pl> Subject: [Aroid-l] Aroid or not? To: "discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com> Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 5:01 PM =0A=0A =0A =0A=0A =0A =0A Hello, =0A   =0A I've got an ID request, the person asks if =0Ait may be an aroid. =0A In this phase and condition it seems to be =0Aimpossible what plant it is. =0A =0A Plants of the Araceae produce roots just below the =0Aleaf bud. =0A This one has no roots at all, it can be the top of =0Aan aroid tuber, =0A but it can also belong to any bulbous plants =0Alike Tulipa or Hyacinthus =0A What do you think? =0A   =0A Marek =0A   =0A   =0A ----- Original Message ----- =0A From: Ines Schonberger =0A To: araceum@wp.eu =0A Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:13 PM =0A Subject: Plant ID request =0A =0A =0A Dear helpful person from the Aroid Identification =0ACenter, =0A I am writing to you with a rather unusual =0Arequest. =0A We received some images from a plant (presumable a Araceae) =0Athat was found by customs at the New Zealand border. =0A The plant was in a rather bad (rotten) stage and I can't =0Aidentify it. =0A I thought you might be able to help and could at least =0Aconfirm that the object in the picture is indeed a corm of a Araceae. Maybe =0ADracunculus? =0A The plant arrived from the UK. This all I =0Aknow. =0A   =0A I am grateful for any comment =0A best wishes =0A Ines =0A   =0A Ines Sch=F6nberger, =0APh.D. =0A Herbarium =0AManager =0A Allan Herbarium =0A(CHR) =0A Landcare Research, PO =0ABox 40, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand =0A Phone: +64 3 321 =0A9797 =0A Fax: +64 3 321 =0A9998 =0A   =0A   =0A =0APlease consider the environment before =0Aprinting this email Warning: This electronic message together with any =0Aattachments is confidential. If you receive it in error: (i) you must not read, =0Ause, disclose, copy or retain it; (ii) please contact the sender immediately by =0Areply email and then delete the emails. The views expressed in this email may =0Anot be those of Landcare Research New Zealand Limited. =0Ahttp://www.landcareresearch.co.nz =0A =0A =0A=0A Nie znaleziono virusa w tej wiadomosci przychodzacej. Sprawdzone =0Aprzez AVG - www.avg.com Wersja: 8.5.425 / Baza danych wirus=F3w: =0A270.14.67/2505 - Data wydania: 11/15/09 19:50:00 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l =0A=0A --0-1466720376-1258481033=:94229----===============8376401175690910285==

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