Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (plantnut) on 2000.04.27 at 00:34:31(4438) I agree with the below message!!!!!!!!!! Dewey >The first person to distribute hybridised Amorphophalluses will have to +More >watch his/her back for the rest of his/her life..................or must >learn all twohundred REAL species by heart!!!!! > >Wilbert > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Scott Hyndman >To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L >Sent: woensdag 26 april 2000 5:05 >Subject: Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden > > >> Your idea is an interesting one, but keep in mind that without the very >> careful documentation of proposed Amorphophallus hybrids, the taxonomy >could >> become very confused, just as it is already in the many hybrids that exist >> of Anthurium, Caladium, and Spathiphyllum. >> >> Regards, Scott >> >> -------------------- >> Mr. Scott E. Hyndman >> Vero Beach, Florida, USA >> USDA Hardiness Zone 10a >> E-mail: >> >> >> > From: "Bonaventure W Magrys" >> > Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org >> > Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:35:16 -0500 (CDT) >> > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L >> > Subject: Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden >> > >> > Dear Craig, >> > Anthurium, Spathiphyllum, Caladium, and Calla, are among aroid genera >which >> > have >> > horticulturally benefited greatly from a program of hybridization and >> > breeding. >> > Now that you have several species of Amorphophallus and relatives >blooming or >> > ready to, together, howbout saving pollen from one and putting it on >others >> > when >> > receptive, to produce hybrids? >> > The benefits, at least, may turn out to be hybrid vigor and decreased >> > maturation >> > time. Many unexpected surprises turn up also. >> > There would probably be a ready market for such seed or seedlings as >many of >> > us >> > would be eager to grow up some of these.......... >> > >> > Bonaventure W. Magrys >> > Elizabeth, NJ zone 6 >> > >> > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden >> > >> > The growing season has started along the bay in Miami. I?ve been out of >town >> > for several weeks and during that time the amorphophallus collection >began >> > to break dormancy. I made a list of the species that are blooming, are >about >> > to bloom, and or just finished. >> > >> > FG 941491 Amorphophallus gigas "inflorescence now 76" tall, spadix >> > showing but not mature" (ID84) >> > SOURCE: Don Evans: when the Wilbert Hetterscheid & Dr James Symon >expedition >> > brought back seeds of the A, titanium, these seeds were included. >9/13/93 >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 5/99; 6/99; 4/24/2000 >> > HORTICULTURE: All reports given to me say it is hard to keep alive. >> > * It will be at tonight's IAS meeting (4/24/2000) >> > ..................................................... >> > >> > Amorphophallus haematospadix (syn.: A. siamensis) FG 961039 - >> > inflorescence now 13", spadix just beginning to show (ID2149) >> > SOURCE: Mike McLaughlin, Allen Howard, Jack Fisher: Malaysia: State of >> > Perlis: Gua Kelam Recreation Area: Mata Ayer Forest Preserve. 3 May >1996. >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 4/99; 4/2000 >> > DESCRIPTION: striking slender inflorescence, slender leathery leaves >are >> > unmistakable. In 1999 the first inflorescence was produced. It lasted >longer >> > than most species, more than a week. Over all it is 30" tall, taller >than >> > any Mike saw in the rainforest. The stem is 18" the actual inflorescence >> > 12". The spadix is 1.25" thick, 10" long smooth and colored a deep >> > burgundy/purple. The spathe is white aging to lavender, darker towards >the >> > base. The bloom stalk like the leaf has no mottling. It has a fragrance >much >> > like rotting fruit, not of carrion as is common on many other species. >> > ..................................................... >> > >> > FG 961019 Amorphophallus sp. "inflorescence still wrapped in >sheath" >> > (ID2313) >> > SOURCE: Dr. L. G. Saw; Collected Malaysia: state of Perlis: Guar Jentik: >> > Kaki Bukit. Malaysia Expedition 1996 (Jack Fisher, Allen Howard, Mike >> > McLaughlin) 5/4/96. >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 4/21/98; 5/13/98; 4/24/2000; >> > DESCRIPTION: When it bloomed in 4/98, it looked very much like (ID2314) >> > Looks similar to the A. prainii listed in Aroidiana Vol. 19, p. 112. >> > ..................................................... >> > >> > FG 961022 Amorphophallus sp. ?11inch inflorescence still tightly >wrapped >> > in sheath? (ID2314) >> > SOURCE: Dr. L.G. Saw Malaysia: State of Perlis: Gua Kelam Recreational >> > Area: Mata Ayer Forest Preserve. Malayasia Expedition 1006 (Jack Fisher, >> > Allen Howard, Mike McLaughlin) 16. 5/3/96. >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 4/18/98; 4/24/2000 >> > DESCRIPTION: (Looks similar to the A, prainii listed in Aroidiana Vol. >19, >> > p. 112.) Looks much like (ID2313) 961019 but with out the recurved >spathe >> > edge. The tuber is a very symmetrical pumpkin shape. The depression at >the >> > top is very deep. >> > ??????????????. >> > >> > FG 80198 Sauromatum guttatum "several bloomed while I was away >another >> > looks ready in 3-5 days" (ID1961) >> > COMMON NAME: Voodoo Lily, Monarch of the East >> > SOURCE: Dr. Jim French, from horticulture BLOOM PERIOD: 5/98; 6/98; >> > 3/2000 >> > DESCRIPTION: Inflorescence last only 1 or 2 days, smells like urine >> > ???????????????. >> > >> > (ID2741) Amorphophallus sp. ?in full bloom, inflorescence about >10-12? >> > SOURCE: Donated by Dewey Fisk: SLY 515 collected by Si-Lin Yang. Catba >> > Islands, Vietnam, collected on Oct. 20, 1994 >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 4/24/2000 >> > DESCRIPTION: Inflorescence is a small A. peonifolius >> > ???????????????? >> > >> > FG 961266 Amorphophallus sp. ?just about finished blooming. >Inflorescence >> > is 32? tall? (ID2312) >> > SOURCE: Dr. Si-Lin Yang wild collected in Thailand, Chaing Mai. >> > DESCRIPTION: Looks like A. yunnanensis, Aroidiana Vol. 19, 1996 pp. >127-8 >> > ????????????????. >> > >> > FG 97630 Amorphophallus variabilis ?inflorescence is 19? tall, >> > spadix beginning to show? (ID2352) >> > SOURCE: Reggie Whitehead and Tom Moore collected in Java' Cibadak, 6/97 >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 5/19/98; 4/24/2000 >> > DESCRIPTION: not a large species >> > ...................................................... >> > >> > FG 961201 Amorphophallus lambii Araceae ? several plants have >bloomed >> > this spring, they are all finished blooming. The inflorescence averaged >12? >> > (ID2307) >> > SOURCE: Dr. Jack Fisher: wild collected Malaysia: Sabah: Gua Gomantung. >> > Slope, deep forest shade. Inflorescence 35 cm. tall. Malaysia Expedition >> > 1996 ( Jack Fisher, Allen Howard, Mike McLaughlin) BLOOM PERIOD: E >> > 4/22/98; B 3/30/99; C 4/14/99; 8/99; 4/2000 >> > HORTICULTURE: The Aroidiana Vol. 19 mentions that this is a species >that >> > does not thrive in cultivation. The article mentions that they seen to >> > decline for some unknown reason. >> > DESCRIPTION: Amorphophallus lambii is one that gets large. The >> > inflorescence has a distinct smell of urine. I noticed when B bloomed in >> > 3/99, the odor was slight in the day but started getting much stronger >about >> > 5 PM. >> > >> > Craig M. Allen >> > Conservatory Manager >> > Fairchild Tropical Garden >> > 10901 Old Cutler Road >> > Coral Gables, Florida 33156-4296 >> > Tel. 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 >> > Fax 305-661-8953 >> > e-mail conserv@netrox.net >> > web: www.ftg.org >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae Go to

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