RE: P. tortum a.k.a. 'spider Philo., etc.

From: Tom Croat Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2002.01.25 at 16:12:48(8071) Title: RE: P. tortum a.k.a. 'spider Philo., etc. Julius: The plant the left is probably P. distantilobum, but not quite so typical as most I have seen. The plant on the right is P. tortum. Tom +More -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:10 AM To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Subject: Re: P. tortum a.k.a. 'spider Philo., etc. ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:00 PM Subject: RE: P. tortum a.k.a. 'spider Philo., etc. Dear Brian and Friends, Thanks VERY much for posting this photo, as I believe it illustrates immature specimens of the two collections of the same species ( Philodendron tortum), one with wider leaf divisions than the other that Mr. Merkle has been growing for many years, and selling as two different species, but in error. Hopefully Dr. Croat can and will confirm what I believe to be correct, and I understand that there may be an article w/ photos on the next IAS Newsletter of true Philodendron distantilobum, which should be the FINAL hurdle that clears up ALL the confusion surrounding P. tortum!!! Thanks again for posting the photo. Sincerely, Julius >>I believe I have the plant you are talking about. But I have two philos that look almost a like. I thought they were the same plant till I looked closer. Here is a PIC of both plants side by side. If at let me know the names to both I have label's but I believe they both say P. distantilobum or ferns leafs philo. THANKS link to pic http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/bwilliams/images/dc6.jpg _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

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