Re: [Aroid-l] aroid hybrid

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum at googlemail.com> on 2009.08.10 at 07:04:05(19677) Tony, Ah! The wonders of photoshop! Looks VERY convincing. Joking aside, I think we aroid folks tend to think that 'our' plants don't get up to such hedonistic sexual activities as 'other' groups, and thus remain pure. While aroids in the wild do indeed very rarely hybridize the evidence we have here in Asia is that is not so much a matter of pollen incompatibility but rather niche partitioning, with different species utilizing different guilds of pollinators (e.g., diurnal beetles; crepuscular beetles; nocturnal beetles, etc.). Cheers Peter +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Tony Avent Sent: 10 August 2009 01:44 To: Aroid - L group Subject: [Aroid-l] aroid hybrid Aroiders: Has anyone had experiences with Pinellia hybridizing with Sauromatum? I know all my taxonomist friends are either reaching for a stiff drink or headache medicine at the thought of such a hybrid. I'm not even sure if this is even theoretically possible, but to be sure, we never let our plants read genetics books. Take a look at our hybrid of Pinellia pedatisecta and Sauromatum venosum. The height is 2' tall and, the leaves are intermediate between the two parents. The plant produces sauromatum like speckled petioles, but with many emerging per corm (sauromatum only produces one each) like the pinellia parent. I missed the flower this year, but will watch closer next year. I'd like to hear your thoughts. http://www.plantdelights.com/gallery/Aroids -- Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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