Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus kiusianus fresh ripe seeds germination

From: ALLAN TETZLAFF <atetzlaff at rogers.com> on 2008.10.23 at 10:00:38(18668) In botany, when people use 'alba' they usually mean a form, not a species (EG. Paph. haynaldianum or Paph. haynaldianum alba - the former having coloured flowers, the latter having green/white flowers). For Amorphophallus, albus is a species and quite distinct from kiusianus. If you look at pictures on aroid.org, the difference is quite clear. Cheers, Allan HTML +More ----- Original Message ---- From: Stanley kaufman To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 1:59:42 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus kiusianus fresh ripe seeds germination Hi, Is alba or albus a synonym for kiusianus? I saw and alba for sale at Franklin park conservatory gift shop but I had never heard of that species. They pointed out it had a white stem. but otherwise they seemed to think it was just konjac. Stan --- On Mon, 10/20/08, bonaventure@optonline.net wrote: From: bonaventure@optonline.net Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus kiusianus fresh ripe seeds germination To: "Discussion of aroids" Date: Monday, October 20, 2008, 3:02 PM Ah yes, I have fresh cleaned moist seeds of albus still in pot and more covered on damp sphagnum moss since July. Will outlast the current fiscal crisis i think. Bonaventure --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John, Answers to your questions embedded in your original email: Subject: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus kiusianus fresh ripe seeds germination >I am looking for information on the proper way to germinate > Amorphophallus Kiusianus seeds. These seeds were freshly harvested > recently and A friend of mine whose computer is not working asked me > to pose this question. > > Do the seeds need to dry out before germination will take place or > must they be sown right away before they dry out? > seeds of ALL species of Amorphophallus should be kept as moist as possible!!!!!!! and should be planted as quickly as possible and kept moist > Does the pulp surrounding the seeds ned to be removed before sowing? > most likely yes........although I have never planted any with the pulp left on. Am. henryi and kiusianus are notorious for taking months, even a couple of years to germinate, especially when planted in pots. Last fall I planted a handful of both these species out in the garden and late this spring the sprouted enmass! I can't say for sure if going through a US zone 7 winter speeded up the sprouting process or not. Alan _______________________________________________Aroid-L mailing listAroid-L@www.gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --0-1695004700-1224756038=:75382----==============c80053419036262965=

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