Dieffenbachia oerstedii - ID confirmation requested

From: "Morse, Clinton" <clinton.morse at uconn.edu> on 2015.05.18 at 17:28:37(23363) Good afternoon, we have a couple of plants in our collections labelled Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott that have been here for over 3 decades. Doing a quick google image search, what I see returned mostly looks a bit different from what we have, although this could certainly be common horticultural selections versus true species. No original locality data or source of original plants. Would love it if some of the experts could chime in and confirm this ID or dispute it and offer alternate names for this. Many thanks in advance.. HTML +More ------------------------------------------------------- Clinton Morse - Living Plant Collections Manager Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 75 North Eagleville Rd., Unit 3043 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3043 860-486-8941 {office} 860-933-0066 {mobile - emergency only} Email: clinton.morse@uconn.edu http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- --_000_143197011749665646uconnedu_-- --_006_143197011749665646uconnedu_

From: "Ertelt, Jonathan B" <jonathan.ertelt at Vanderbilt.Edu> on 2015.05.18 at 19:46:03(23366) Clinton, Surprised me when I hit return and was on the aroid page and not AERGC. At any rate, from the images you have sent these plants look more like Aglaonema sp. rather than a Dieffenbachia, especially with the fruit production the way it is – but the inflorescence is more Aglaonema like as well. I think that these are old world rather than new world, genus Aglaonema. Jonathan HTML +More On 5/18/15 12:28 PM, "Morse, Clinton" wrote: Good afternoon, we have a couple of plants in our collections labelled Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott that have been here for over 3 decades. Doing a quick google image search, what I see returned mostly looks a bit different from what we have, although this could certainly be common horticultural selections versus true species. No original locality data or source of original plants. Would love it if some of the experts could chime in and confirm this ID or dispute it and offer alternate names for this. Many thanks in advance.. ------------------------------------------------------- Clinton Morse - Living Plant Collections Manager Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 75 North Eagleville Rd., Unit 3043 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3043 860-486-8941 {office} 860-933-0066 {mobile - emergency only} Email: clinton.morse@uconn.edu http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --_000_D17FABAA28A8Fjonathanerteltvanderbiltedu_-- --==============20753749380837645==

From: Tom Croat <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2015.05.18 at 20:15:43(23367) Dear Clinton: Your plant is an Aglaonema, native to SE Asia, not a Dieffenbachia which is strictly neotropical. There are some Asian experts, especially Pete Boyce who may be able to name your plant. I am copying Pete here. Tom HTML +More From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Morse, Clinton Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 12:29 PM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Dieffenbachia oerstedii - ID confirmation requested Good afternoon, we have a couple of plants in our collections labelled Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott that have been here for over 3 decades. Doing a quick google image search, what I see returned mostly looks a bit different from what we have, although this could certainly be common horticultural selections versus true species. No original locality data or source of original plants. Would love it if some of the experts could chime in and confirm this ID or dispute it and offer alternate names for this. Many thanks in advance.. ------------------------------------------------------- Clinton Morse - Living Plant Collections Manager Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 75 North Eagleville Rd., Unit 3043 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3043 860-486-8941 {office} 860-933-0066 {mobile - emergency only} Email: clinton.morse@uconn.edu http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- --_000_442112D3D8737B41868F544B2D822F87EC356B29MBGMail02moboto_-- --==============)32744480303069445==

From: "John Criswick" <criswick at spiceisle.com> on 2015.05.18 at 23:37:02(23368) Ignorant as I am about Dieffenbachia oerstedii, I would say at first glance that this is a mislabeled specimen and is far more likely to be an Asiatic genus such as Aglaonema. Never have I seen dieffenbachia stems rough and brown like that. The upper parts are usually green and shiny. John. From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Morse, Clinton HTML +More Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 10:29 AM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Dieffenbachia oerstedii - ID confirmation requested Good afternoon, we have a couple of plants in our collections labelled Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott that have been here for over 3 decades. Doing a quick google image search, what I see returned mostly looks a bit different from what we have, although this could certainly be common horticultural selections versus true species. No original locality data or source of original plants. Would love it if some of the experts could chime in and confirm this ID or dispute it and offer alternate names for this. Many thanks in advance.. ------------------------------------------------------- Clinton Morse - Living Plant Collections Manager Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 75 North Eagleville Rd., Unit 3043 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3043 860-486-8941 {office} 860-933-0066 {mobile - emergency only} Email: clinton.morse@uconn.edu http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- ------=_NextPart_000_0394_01D09188.DF75E650-- --==============c62466199314428142==

From: David Scherberich <dscherberich at gmail.com> on 2015.05.18 at 21:28:32(23369) Seems to be Aglaonema nitidum, the typical subspecies with plain green leaves. 2015-05-18 19:28 GMT+02:00 Morse, Clinton : Good afternoon, we have a couple of plants in our collections labelled Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott that have been here for over 3 decades. Doing a quick google image search, what I see returned mostly looks a bit different from what we have, although this could certainly be common horticultural selections versus true species. No original locality data or source of original plants. Would love it if some of the experts could chime in and confirm this ID or dispute it and offer alternate names for this. Many thanks in advance.. HTML +More ------------------------------------------------------- Clinton Morse - Living Plant Collections Manager Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 75 North Eagleville Rd., Unit 3043 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3043 860-486-8941 {office} 860-933-0066 {mobile - emergency only} Email: clinton.morse@uconn.edu http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -- David SCHERBERICH http://www.flickr.com/photos/52033111@N08/ http://www.aroidpictures.fr/ --e89a8f83abb92c8290051661e054-- --==============T54995044104013013==

From: Eduardo Gomes Goncalves <edggon at gmail.com> on 2015.05.19 at 00:06:40(23370) Dear Clinton, This is not Dieffenbachia oerstedii or any other Dieffenbachia. In fact it is an Aglaomena, maybe a plain green A. nitidum. Very best wishes, Eduardo. HTML +More On May 18, 2015, at 14:28, Morse, Clinton wrote: Good afternoon, we have a couple of plants in our collections labelled Dieffenbachia oerstediiSchott that have been here for over 3 decades. Doing a quick google image search, what I see returned mostly looks a bit different from what we have, although this could certainly be common horticultural selections versus true species. No original locality data or source of original plants. Would love it if some of the experts could chime in and confirm this ID or dispute it and offer alternate names for this. Many thanks in advance.. ------------------------------------------------------- Clinton Morse - Living Plant Collections Manager Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 75 North Eagleville Rd., Unit 3043 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3043 860-486-8941 {office} 860-933-0066 {mobile - emergency only} Email: clinton.morse@uconn.edu http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --Apple-Mail=_E88057F1-D742-4D3D-8064-E4DBCDF21BB2-- --==============‚78003941326653896==

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