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Re: Dracontium ID

From: "Alan Galloway" alan_galloway at bellsouth.net> on 2001.07.27 at 21:36:17(7162)
> It would appear that I have been given 3 diagnoses: D. prancei ( the
current
> favorite ), D. polyphyllum, and Pycnospatha arietina.
+More
>
> I have been unable to find a lot of references to Pycnospatha, but
looking at
> the drawings and description in _Genera_of_Araceae_, it looks like it
might be
> a good match.
>
> Does anyone know of a simple diagnostic difference between Dracontium
and
> Pycnospatha other than locality?
>
Albert,
I have a few pics of Pycnospatha on my web site, although the quality is not
that good, but it may be of some help. The URL is:
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~alan/plants/aroids/pycnospatha/
Sorry, no photos of the flower.
Alan

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