Re: Arisaema

From: magrysbo at shu.edu on 2000.12.27 at 03:41:46(5799) Giuseppe, You may de-pulp the seeds in a bowl of water WHILE WEARING RUBBER GLOVES. (The juice can be very irritating). After a few rinses over a day or so the bare seeds can be rolled up in a moist paper towel or placed directly on top (do not bury) of some moist, sterilized, soil mix in a cool shady place. The paper towel seeds can be checked every few days. This works best for me and within a week or two a root can be seen coming out of several seeds. At this point I place them on top of soil mix, and when a leaf pops out, under flourescent lights for 2-3 months. Then they are dried out and get their first 3 month chilling. No rest is needed from the seed stage. This is basically a proceedure I have gotten from literature available to all AEGers (Arisaema Enthusiasts Group) and by communication with others. Bonaventure W. Magrys 130 Hilltop Blvd. Cliffwood Beach, NJ 07735-6001 USA +More "Giuseppe Orlando" @mobot.org on 12/25/2000 02:19:51 PM Please respond to aroid-l@mobot.org Sent by: aroid-l@mobot.org To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L cc: Subject: Arisaema Hello all, I am new to the list (and to Aroids), and I am interested in genera characterized by succulence and tubers. I am just back from a trip to Yemen where I found an Arisaema that I wasn't able to classify, on the top of Jebel Sumarah, but had already shed its leaves (no rests). The inflorescence stalk was about 30 cm or a little more, bearing some 100 orange-red fruits. In the literature I found that species growing in Yemen are A. flavum, A. bottae, A. enneaphyllum and A. pentaphyllum (maybe some are synonyms.. I am new to this genus). Can anybody give me some hints for the identification and tell me if seeds need any special treatment for germination (I read that Arisaemas need some refrigeration, but don't know if all the species need this). I have some surplus seeds for exchange, if anybody is interested can e-mail me privately. Thanks, and happy holidays ****************************** Giuseppe Orlando Santa Cruz de Tenerife Canary Islands SPAIN ****************************** 28.27.19 N 16.14.51 W ****************************** gius_orlando@terra.es

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