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[Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac or rivieri?

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at ExoticRainforest.com> on 2010.02.10 at 08:54:35(20557)
Sorryabout that! Its 2:15 AM and my brain is not fully on!
The accepted name is Amorphophalluskonjac K. Koch published in 1858.
Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Carrière was published1869
First publication wins the prize.
Steve
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ExoticRainforest wrote:
Amorphophallus rivieri Durieu ex Carrière is a synonym forAmorphophallus konjac Durieu ex Carrière
Amorphophallus konjac is the accepted name. Same plant.
http://www.tropicos.org/NameAcceptedNames.aspx?nameid!00308
Steve
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Susan B wrote:
I see many people refer to konjac as rivieri.
What is the story behind that? Is rivieri an old name, or what?
Just curious....
Susan
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