RE: [Aroid-l] "minature" M. deliciosa??

From: "Tom Croat" <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2007.02.05 at 17:50:43(15223) Dear Julius: The large, heavily perforated form of Monstera deliciosa I have seen only in central Chiapas at Uspanapa, growing on limestone outcrops. As one procedes south the blades are typically smaller and often are not perforate at all. I do have a Monstera collected in Honduras that has consistently small leaves is, I believe, a close relative to Monstera deliciosa. Tom +More Tom Croat, P. A. Schulze Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 (314) 577-5163 Thomas.Croat@mobot.org Please send images to our FTP Server. ftp://garfile:garden2003@cissus.mobot.org/incoming/croat ftp://garfile:garden2003@cissus.mobot.org/outgoing/croat -----Original Message----- [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Julius Boos Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 3:43 PM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] "minature" M. deliciosa?? Dear All, A question--what is the status of the existence of a true 'minature' clone of Monstera deliciosa, and what, it it does exist, are the measurements of a MATURE leaf of this mimature????? I THINK I remember a discussion on this back when we exchanged ideas about the non-existence of the 'red-varigated' clone of the same species which, I believe, turned out to be a photo-shopped/modified picture of the white-varigated variety of this species. I THINK I recall someone saying that the common and BIG clone of this was a selection from the wild, and if one went back to the area where this plant occured in Coastal Mexico, one would have difficulty in finding such a large clone, most wild plants of this species were substantially smaller that the big one we see everywhere in cultivation Worldwide. Any information would be welcome! Good Growing! Julius _______________________________________________ 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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