RE: ID needed

From: "Hetterscheid, W." Hetter at Plantscope.nl> on 2000.02.04 at 15:23:45(4046) Dear Don, It is Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Near-unique in the genus for its rough petioles (others with that: opertus, scaber, koratensis). Cheers, Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Don Martinson [mailto:llmen@execpc.com] > Verzonden: woensdag 2 februari 2000 16:49 > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Onderwerp: ID needed > > > Hi everyone, > > 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. > > I've asked Les to put them on the Aroid ID Web Site, but in > the meantime, > you can view them at: > 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 Suggestions anyone? Don Martinson Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:llmen@execpc.com

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