RE: Amorphophallus leaf size (was growing season)

From: mood at poi.net (John Mood) on 1997.09.11 at 17:34:24(1228) For gigantic leaves, let us not forget about Alocasia robusta with leaves on one specimen I measured at Quoin Hill in Sabah, Malaysia at 263 cm. x 162 cm. (lamina) and a two meter petiole. John Mood +More >Dear Julius, Mark and others, > >The criteria used to define the largest leaf is that all of the >Amorphophallus heigth can be credited to its leaf (including petiole). >Palms can be very tall (even taller than any Amorphophallus) but it has a >lot of leaves and most part of the heigth is because of the stem. In >Amorphophallus, the leaf itself behaves like it was a whole tree. Aroids >are weird plants... > >Best wishes, > >Eduardo. > >> >mind that eventually they produce the largest leaf of ANY plant, yes, even >> >larger than the largest palm!!! Thirty feet tall, just as wide!! (Doubters, >> >please see pg.72 of "Aroideana,Vol 17, 1994) > >> Hey, keep your eyes open for the info on that palm. I will keep mine open for >> where I read that the larger species of Amorphophallus produced the largest >> leaf of any plant, including palms. I don`t know what criteria were used in >> judging this "contest", but it seems to me to fall into the stupid ones like >> "what is the most venomous snake?" ALL the major ones will do the job on you, > > >

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