[Aroid-l] What the heck is going on here?

From: exotics at hawaii.rr.com (Windy Aubrey) on 2008.04.25 at 20:04:56(17463) Hi Everyone, Weird huh! I will do as Julius has suggested and will perform a dissection to see what's going on. Externally they look like claws upside down. Almost like a tiny spathe without a spadix. No, I don't use hormones on any of our plants. It now has three inflorescences displaying these 'things'. I'll pull one or two off of each spadix and see if there is any further development in the older ones. Their is no seed capsule present. I do not know if this plant was Tissue Culture or seed grown, but chances are it is a TC. If I don't see anything when I cut it open tonight, I will prepare an entire inflorescences in alcohol and send it on. I'll also try to photograph what I see up close. I'll post those images so everyone can take a good look at it too. Maybe Denis or Bill can also weigh in if they have seen it before in their stock. What fun these plants are! Windy +More ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] What the heck is going on here? > > > > ________________________________ >> From: exotics at hawaii.rr.com >> To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com >> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:08:17 -1000 >> Subject: [Aroid-l] What the heck is going on here? > Dear Windy, > > Nice mystery! Try removing one or two of these structures and, using a > strong hand lense, dissect them carefully using an exacto knife. Try to > determine what their origin may be, if they may mutated flowers, or maybe > mutated fruit/ seeds? > Have you sprayed any hormone liquids near to this plant?? Is it a newly > purchased specimen?? > If you can find no answer when you dissect, I`d place the whole spadix in > alcohol and see if Tom Croat or any other taxonomist wants to or will take > a look and try to determine the origin of these abnormal structures. > They may just be an artifact of a hybrid birds nest-type Anthurium. > Maybe Denis or Bill Rotalante has seen these on other plants?? > > Good Growing, > > Julius > > >> Hi Friends, >> >> I have never seen this happen before on an Anthurium inflorescences' >> >> If you know, please clue me in. >> >> Thanks, >> Windy >> >> >> Your message is ready to be sent with the following file or link >> attachments: >> DSCN0874.jpg >> >> Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent >> sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your >> e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >

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