Re: [Aroid-l] Intrageneric crossing?

From: "Peter Boyce" botanist at malesiana.com> on 2006.01.20 at 23:34:30(13738) Folks I'm inclined to agree with Wilbert about the top and bottom image; certainly the leaf emergence of the top image and the venation on the bottom look 'wrong'. In fact, I'd go so far as to say the bottom image reminds me strongly of a member of the Rosaceae, Photinia x fraseri. The middle image I'm not so sure about - to my eyes there are two 'aroidish' inflorescence/infructescences in the middle of the leafy crown. I've tried enlarging the image but he quality is too poor to reveal anything definite. Aglaonema and Dieffenbachia are a fair distance apart in terms of relationship. Curiously, if someone posted a claim of a Aglaonmea x Anubias or Aglaonmema x Nephthytis hybrid (or indeed Dieffencachia x Gorgonium! (sorry Eduardo!) I'd be a lot less sceptical. Pete +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 1:08 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] Intrageneric crossing? The Aglaonema group is discussing now if Dieffenbachia can be crossed with Aglaonema... I know that they belong to deiierent tribes and have different pollination biology, however the Group says to me that the Japanese crossed Alocasia x Colocasia (the same tribe). Does anybody know anything about this Alo-Colocasia hybrid? Marek Argent _______________________________________________ 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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