[Aroid-l] dactylifer bulbil (was bulbifer bulb)

From: hetter at xs4all.nl (Wilbert Hetterscheid) on 2007.10.06 at 19:55:20(16412) Hi George, I agree with Ken that true dactylifer has no foliar bulbils. There is at least one species from Panay (as yet not flowered and thus unidentified) that has a central foliar bulbil and I wouldn't be surprised if one or two more Philippine species have it. One small species from Cebu also develops bulbils. Cheerio, Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] Namens George Yao > Verzonden: zaterdag 6 oktober 2007 18:24 > Aan: Discussion of aroids > Onderwerp: Re: [Aroid-l] dactylifer bulbil (was bulbifer bulb) > > Ken, > > Thanks for the info. I will check the correct ID of my "dactylifer". > > George Yao > Metro-Manila > > At 10/6/2007 01:46 PM, you wrote: > > >Hi George, > > > >I've grown a number of Am. dactylifer and I've never had one > produce a > >bulbil. This plant produces lots of very small offsets at the top of > >the tuber which must be left attached whereupon next season some of > >them will form new plants. If your dactylifer produced a > bulbil then I > >think your plant is misidentified. > > > >-Ken Mosher > > > >George Yao wrote: > > > Susan, > > > > > > Last year, I saw my A. dactylifer grew a bulbil at the > apex of the > > > petiole, so I tried an experiment growing it. After the leaf > > > dropped, I planted the bulbil, but shortly thereafter it > had turned > > > brownish-black when I checked. Fearing that it was > starting to rot, > > > I removed it from the pot, cleaned it, and put it in a > covered clear > > > plastic cup so that I can keep an eye on it. To prevent it from > > > drying out, I moistened it once in a while. It very slowly > > > transformed into a tiny tuber with a growing point. After still > > > sometime, it started to grow roots and that's when I > planted it again. > > > > > > George Yao > > > Metro-Manila > > > Philippines > >_______________________________________________ > >Aroid-L mailing list > >Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > > > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1052 - Release Date: > >10/5/2007 6:53 PM > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1052 - Release > Date: 10/5/2007 6:53 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >

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