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Re: ID needed
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From: Krzysztof Kozminski kk at netgate.net> on 2000.02.02 at 19:39:10(4043)
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Don Martinson wrote:
> Hi everyone,
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> I just returned from a trip to Tahiti and Moorea. My exploration time was
> limited, but in addition to the all-present Colocasia and Xanthosoma, I
> happened upon what is presumably an Amorphophallus species. It resembles
> A. konjac except that it has noticable tubercles on the petiole, there are
> numerous (well, 3) leaves present at the same time, and the leaf surface is
> more glossy.
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> I've asked Les to put them on the Aroid ID Web Site, but in the meantime,
> you can view them at:
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> http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/mooreamorpho1.jpg note tubercles on petiole
> http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/mooreamorpho2.jpg note multiple petioles
> http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/mooreamorpho3.jpg note shiny leaf surface
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> Suggestions anyone?
Looks like A.paeoniifolius to me. I think these are just bumps, not
tubercles. Compare to
http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Amorphophallus/paeoniifolius.html
KK
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