Re: [Aroid-l] Philodendron variifolium Schott

From: "Tom Croat" <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2009.11.11 at 23:29:18(20267) Dear Steve” I don’t know how the Philodendronvariifolium plant got confused with P. brandtianaum. I have a photographof drawing in my files of Poeppig 1281 or 1781 (I can’t read it well) andit is totally different. While it resembles the plant that is on thetropicos website I know that it is different because I have seen lots ofmaterial that has leaves like this from that general area. It seems to me thatthis same plant was one of 2 or 3 collections with a Poeppig number part of whichwas P. deflexum. Tom HTML +More From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com]On Behalf Of John Criswick Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 20094:26 AM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: Re: [Aroid-l]Philodendron variifolium Schott Dear Steve, Here is Graf’s illustration entitled P. variifolium in Tropica, 3rdedition. It does not to me appear to be the same as either of the 2 plantsshown in your attachment. In particular, the brownish or reddish colouring ofthe emergent leaf is absent. John. From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com[mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] OnBehalf Of ExoticRainforest Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 200912:13 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] Philodendronvariifolium Schott Does anyone have acopy of the published description for Philodendronvariifolium Schott? Apparently this description waspublished in the Flora of Peru series 13 but I can't locate a copy. Also, if anyone has a copy of Graf's TROPICA or EXOTICAwould you check and see if the plant on this page is shown in either of thosebooks as being Philodendron variifolium? For some time I've been tryingto track down where this error originated although I am aware a beautiful plantwas displayed some years ago at an IAS show and Sale that was incorrectly tagged. Shortlyafter that happened Dr. Croat explained the name was incorrect and the correctname was in fact Philodendron brandtianum. I'm not looking for the description of Philodendron brandtianum K. Krause whichis the correct name for the plant in the photos on this page. The real Philodendron variifolium looks nothinglike the juvenile plant commonly sold on eBay using the name "Philodendronvariifolium". You can see the real Philodendronvariifolium which has an elongated leaf blade on TROPICOShere: http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2103366 I would also like to acquire a specimen of the real Philodendron variifolium so if anyone hasa specimen you'll trade or sell or knows of a source please let me know. Thanks! Steve www.ExoticRainforest.com http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Philodendron%20variifolium%20pc.html By the way, if you are an IAS member there are somegreat plants available for trade or the cost of postage on the IASwebsite. Just click on Trading Post if you are a member. www.Aroid.org ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA6326.CA24AB86----==============C15067123571294652=

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