Re: Philodendron Mello-Barretoanum

From: eduardo gomes goncalves <eggon at guarany.cpd.unb.br> on 1997.05.09 at 05:00:19(729) Dear Peter, I don't have the book here, but "Philodendron mello-barretoanum G.M.Barroso" is, in fact, one of the different forms of the old and well known P. bipinnatifidum, with hard and long intravaginal squamules ("spiny-trunk"), a very divided leaf blade. This form occurs in the state of Goias and I have seen some plants of it in the wild. It is quite huge, climbing up to 10m in the host tree. Well, I'm not shure about it, but I think that you can buy some seeds of such "species" from Alvim Seidel, here in Brazil. I don't have the Seidel's list of Philos anymore, but certainly someone in aroid-l will check on it and contact you again. Hope it helps, Eduardo. +More On Thu, 8 May 1997 pmdes@iafrica.com wrote: > Dear Aroiders > In the book "Tropical Gardens" by William Warren is on page 136 > a selfheading philodendron which I was told by a friend is P. Mello- > Barretoanum. Could anybody confirm this and would anybody know where I > could purchase one of them. > Many Thanks > Peter Wunderlin > >

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