Re: [aroid-l] Selloum/Bipinnatifidum

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2003.05.11 at 18:39:07(10236) Why not mail them to Lord P. at hetter@worldonline.nl You'll at least get a well educated guess........ Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Ron > Verzonden: zondag 11 mei 2003 15:53 > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > Onderwerp: Re: [aroid-l] Selloum/Bipinnatifidum > > > Hi, I'm a member and enjoy the various Amorphophallus > Species. At last > year's show in Miami, I purchased several un-named "tubers" > from a man from > Thailand. Several of them are now in leaf. Who can I email > the photos to to > try to identify the tubers. Some of them are very unusual. > Ron Kessler > 561-499-4910 Florida > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julius Boos" > To: > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Selloum/Bipinnatifidum > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Susan" > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 2:34 PM > > Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Selloum/Bipinnatifidum > > > > > > Dear Susan, > > > > I`m going to take this opportunity to put in a plug for our > International > > Aroid Society! If you are or become a member > ($20.00/year), you will > have > > access to some fantastic information by authors like Dr. > Eduardo Goncalves > > who, in the latest issue of our journal '"Aroideaea" > published a most > > interesting paper on this group of Philodendron species. > In the previous > > journal there was another paper also with great > information, photos and > > illustrations also on species within this group of Philodendrons! > > In reading Eduardo`s note to you and the list, and reading > his truncated > > 'key' to the species in this group, it would seem to me > that based on his > > comments about P. mello-barretoanum, with its hard scales > on its stem that > > do not easily detach (I have received a pretty severe > laceration on my > hand > > caused by my careless handling of a plant by these spine/knife-like > > scales!!), it, and NOT p. bipinnatifidum is the species in massive > > tissue-culture cultivation here in the U.S.A. As seen in > the latest > issue > > of Aroideana, our paper describing P. xanadu as a good > species, hehein S. > > Florida the 'local' and very common Philodendron which is > sold locally as > P. > > 'selloum' but which for years was thought to be P. > bipinnatifidum, has a > > huge spathe with a green exterior, and persistent and HARD > spines on its > > stem. Eduardo says that in true P. bipinnatifidum the > spathe can vary > in > > color, so my question is what color spathe does P. > mello-barretoanum have? > > Remember, my friends, the study of aroids is far from > complete, we are > > learning new 'stuff' every day! > > > > Julius > > WPB, Florida. > > > > > Leslie, > > > > > > When I ordered philodendron from Alvim Seidel the first > time, I ordered > P. > > > selloum, P. bipinnatifidum, and also P. Sao Paulo. I > thought I was > going > > to get > > > totally different plants. I don't know if I'm right on > all of this, but > > from > > > what I've been able to figure out, selloum and bipinnatifidum are > > synonomous. I > > > think Sao Paulo is another variety of splitleaf > philodendron. However, > > Sao > > > Paulo might be just another name for P. bipinnatifidum, > but this is for > > someone > > > else to say. This year I ordered another split leaved > Pilodendron that > is > > very > > > similar to these three called P. lundii. I did find that > P. lundii is a > > > different 'looking' form of bipinnatifidum. Maybe more > compact, bushy? > > > Selloum/bipinnatifidum will grow into a tree form with a > trunk in time. > > > > > > Someone else on the list might be able to clear this up. > I would be > > interested > > > in knowing the true facts on the splitleaf philodendrons also. > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > Susan Cox > > > > > > > > > 5/8/03 6:15:22 AM, Leslie Georgeson > wrote: > > > > > > >Could someone please tell me what the difference between > Philodendron > > Selloum > > > and Philodendron Bipinnafididum is? I ordered a packet > of each type of > > seed, > > > they look the same, but the Bipinnatifidum says it needs > stratification > > before > > > planting. When I researched these plants, they appear to > be identical. > > So, > > > what, exactly, do I have? Thank you! Leslie > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > > > >Do you Yahoo!? > > > >The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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