[Aroid-l] Monstera question..

From: Thomas.Croat at mobot.org (Tom Croat) on 2008.06.23 at 20:01:20(17923) Dear Helmut: Monstera acuminata is a distinct Central American species and M. oblique is a distinct species ranging from Central America to South America but M. friedrichstahalii is a synonym of M. adansonii. However, plants of mistaken determination labeled M. friedrichstalii were actually M. siltepecana. What was called Monstera pertusa for years is actually M. adansonii but if I am not mistaken the type of that plant is a Rhaphidophora from Asia. Monstera "pertusa" never had anything to do with M. deliciosa. Tom +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Helmut Reisenberger Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:12 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Monstera question.. Dear Leland, Dear Steve, Dear all... I have been always strongly interested in Monsteras, as I have got donations from various botanical collections in Europe. Since a couple of years I never had problems in vegetative propagation of various species. I have learned from Steve, based on Dr. Croats valuable research work that different forms, like M.acuminata, M.friedrichsthalii, M.obliqua, in fact are only synonyms of M.adansonii. They vegetatively look much different in juvenile and adult stage, but I do have to accept, what the true experts say and what is based on extensive research work. To my opinion there I do not see a difference between M.deliciosa and Monstera pertusa. If you have a juvenile M.deliciosa, it starts like M.pertusa and in the adult stage they look the same. Where is the difference? My all time favourit, - and in Europe extremely sought after for its beauty, - is Monstera deliciosa variegata (alba). These I also successfully propagate through cuttings. But I am still looking for the golden (yellow) variegatred form, which sometimes had been offered in the USA but never in Europe.( Maybe somebody can help). I once found a most beautiful pinnate leaved species climbing on a rock in the Botanical Garden of Darmstadt (Germany). I got a stem cutting and when I rooted it the juvenile leaves looked extremely strange for me until just recently I found the images of a herbaria species in tropicos. Now I know, it definetily is Monstera tenuis. It proofed to be a very invasive climber, but so far I have no adult leaf form yet. I found a couple of Monstera lookalikes in different (very old) collections, - esp. in Eastern Europe. But since nobody coukld tell me about their origin, I have difficulties to identify them. I do not know if thay were Rahidophora, Amydrium, Epipremnum etc. But the first steps I have done, clearifying between Raphidophora decursiva, Raphidophora tetrasperma and Epipremnum pinnatum. If anybody is interested I can send some images of my Monstera collection. > -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: "ExoticRainforest" > Gesendet: 23.06.08 01:45:39 > An: "Discussion of aroids" > Betreff: [Aroid-l] Monstera question.. Sherry, this link contains info from Dr. Croat on /Monstera > adansonii/ which includes several synonym names. I hope this helps. > > http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Monstera%20adansonii%20pc.html > > Steve Lucas > www.ExoticRainforest.com > > Dear Sherry, > > Aloha. > > I do not know much about Monstera species taxonomy...except that > there are many species that are deserving of cultivation. I use > Monstera deliciosa in copius amounts in landscaping. I know nothing > of the variegated forms...although I do see many of them. Regarding > Monstera pertusa, it is a valid name. I have seen so-called Dwarf > Monstera and an intermediate sized Monstera species...but never in > flower. There are some Raphidophora species that look like dwarf > Monstera vegetatively. Hopefully someone out there can add to this > discussion as I am very interested in this subject myself. > > I used to correspond with Craig Phillips on Monstera before he passed > away. Are there other Monstera enthusiasts out there? I am very > interested in growing Monstera punctulata from Panama and Costa Rica. > I do not know if others have this problem, but some Monstera are very > difficult to root from cuttings. I suspect Monstera punctulata is one > of these. Craig and I used to discuss this problem...they sit and dry > or rot. This is highly unexpected when you see the vigorous plants... > I have tried juvenile and mature stems at multiple times. I am not > the best horticulturist, but I can slice and dice Monstera delisiosa > in efforts at eradication and they root. > > Aloha, > > Leland > > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/ > > aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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