Anthurium fruit edibility

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2006.03.11 at 12:17:41(13933) Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Thursday, March 9, 2006 7:12 PM To : aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject : [Aroid-l] FW: anthurium scandens Dear Folks, Concerning the edibility of Anthurium scandens fruits, the answer would be yes, they are edible, but you would get very little 'reward' except for a flavor and lots of skin/seeds for your efforts w/ this genus/species, which is most probably distributed by birds (and bats??) in nature. The genus Monstera, species deliciosa, is better suited for eating by humans, though there are some real dangers if one does not know the correct time and method of eating these fruits!! This genus has probably evolved so that larger monkeys and fruit bats are its major seed distributors. There is a wonderful clip on public TV of a spider monkey feasting on the ripe fruit of Philodendron goeldii WAY up in the jungle canopy. I have experimented and found that when ripe, many aroid fruit have a delicous/good flavor, even the odd-ball genera such as Dracontium (some species) and Synandrospadix (reputidly a very 'bad' plant to fool around with, at least the tubers and leaves). If I am not mistaken, our mentor Dr. Tom Croat of MOBOT first reported that even the fruit of the dreaded Dieffenbachia ('dumb cane') were very sweet and fruity to the taste when ripe!! Lynn Hannon and myself tested his hypothois when visiting Joep Moonen in Fr. Guyana, and found this to be correct, at least in one Dieffenbachia species that we encountered! We must keep in mind the 'why' of these plants' fruit tasting 'good'. The method of their distribution in nature to other suitable growing places depends of them being eaten by mammals and birds, so color (for the birds, as I am not aware of how much taste perception birds may posses) and taste (for the monkeys, bats and other mammals) are the soloution to their continuing distribution and survival in nature. Good growing, Julius +More I guess this was meant to be sent to the aroid-L...... Good growing, Bernhard. There is an anthurium scandens here in the greenhouse with attractive berries....i have take one to see the flavour,and it's seem very sweet,and it is.....So are the fruit of a scandens edible,or should i have to die nearly?....(hehehe) Are some anthuriums know for his edible fruits? ------------------------- Dear Lord P.(lanttaxonomist)thanks for this final identification!Yours,Bernhard.-----Original Message-----> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:14:42 +0100> Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Amorph Identification> From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" > To: "'Discussion of aroids'" > Hi Bernhard,> > This is Am. lambii indeed.> > Cheerio,> Wilbert_______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Abrimaal" abrimaal at wp.pl> on 2006.03.12 at 17:16:20(13941) Drancontium loretense's fruits are also edible after cooking. Marek ----- Original Message ----- +More To: Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:17 PM Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] FW: Anthurium fruit edibility Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Thursday, March 9, 2006 7:12 PM To : aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject : [Aroid-l] FW: anthurium scandens Dear Folks, Concerning the edibility of Anthurium scandens fruits, the answer would be yes, they are edible, but you would get very little 'reward' except for a flavor and lots of skin/seeds for your efforts w/ this genus/species, which is most probably distributed by birds (and bats??) in nature. The genus Monstera, species deliciosa, is better suited for eating by humans, though there are some real dangers if one does not know the correct time and method of eating these fruits!! This genus has probably evolved so that larger monkeys and fruit bats are its major seed distributors. There is a wonderful clip on public TV of a spider monkey feasting on the ripe fruit of Philodendron goeldii WAY up in the jungle canopy. I have experimented and found that when ripe, many aroid fruit have a delicous/good flavor, even the odd-ball genera such as Dracontium (some species) and Synandrospadix (reputidly a very 'bad' plant to fool around with, at least the tubers and leaves). If I am not mistaken, our mentor Dr. Tom Croat of MOBOT first reported that even the fruit of the dreaded Dieffenbachia ('dumb cane') were very sweet and fruity to the taste when ripe!! Lynn Hannon and myself tested his hypothois when visiting Joep Moonen in Fr. Guyana, and found this to be correct, at least in one Dieffenbachia species that we encountered! We must keep in mind the 'why' of these plants' fruit tasting 'good'. The method of their distribution in nature to other suitable growing places depends of them being eaten by mammals and birds, so color (for the birds, as I am not aware of how much taste perception birds may posses) and taste (for the monkeys, bats and other mammals) are the soloution to their continuing distribution and survival in nature. Good growing, Julius I guess this was meant to be sent to the aroid-L...... Good growing, Bernhard. There is an anthurium scandens here in the greenhouse with attractive berries....i have take one to see the flavour,and it's seem very sweet,and it is.....So are the fruit of a scandens edible,or should i have to die nearly?....(hehehe) Are some anthuriums know for his edible fruits? ------------------------- Dear Lord P.(lanttaxonomist)thanks for this final identification!Yours,Bernhard.-----Original Message-----> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:14:42 +0100> Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Amorph Identification> From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" > To: "'Discussion of aroids'" > Hi Bernhard,> > This is Am. lambii indeed.> > Cheerio,> Wilbert_______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Dany Hervelle" bs246466 at skynet.be> on 2006.03.14 at 17:42:51(13946) Thanks julius for the reply Do you know other anthurium berries that are edible too? _______________________________________________ +More Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2006.03.14 at 22:15:55(13948) Reply-To: Discussion of aroids To: "Discussion of aroids" Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] FW: Anthurium fruit edibility Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:42:51 +0100 Thanks julius for the reply Do you know other anthurium berries that are edible too? +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l MSN Home | My MSN | Hotmail | Shopping | Money | People & Chat Sign out of .NET Passport sites Web Search: go to MSN Hotmail Today Mail Calendar Contacts Options | Help ju-bo@msn.com Free Newsletters Reply Reply | Reply All Reply All | Forward Forward | Delete Delete | Junk Mail Junk | Put In Folder Put in Folder | Print Print View | Contact Save Address Inbox Sent Messages Drafts Trash Can Report Junk E-Mail Report and Block Sender Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:42 PM To : "Discussion of aroids" Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] FW: Anthurium fruit edibility Dear Dany, I would tend to believe that all Anthurium sps. have 'edibe; fruit when ripe, but the 'reward', aside from different flavors, are small, all sps. have big seeds, just a little bit of flesh w/ good flavors and thick skin surrounding them. I think that only some Philodendrons and Monsteras have sufficently large and fleshy fruit to make it 'worth the effort' at eating. Good Growing, Julius Thanks julius for the reply Do you know other anthurium berries that are edible too? _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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