RE: Ulearum donburnsii

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2002.05.16 at 03:11:41(8804) O.k., well then I stand corrected. I've never seen it happen here with about 30 plants of bulbifer. neither with its direct relative muelleri. But a screwed up amorph is far from unbelievable. Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens > mburack@mindspring.com > Verzonden: woensdag 15 mei 2002 23:04 > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Onderwerp: RE: Ulearum donburnsii > > > > Strange... my bulbifers always put up a leaf regardless of seed set... > > But then again, all my plants are screwed up. > > > > On Wed, 15 May 2002 14:32:58 -0500 (CDT) Wilbert Hetterscheid > wrote: > > The hybrid product is the result of an autoplyploidisation > event in the sex > cells of bulbifer and that followed by a reduction in the > cross, leading to > a tertraploid hybrid result........ But maybe I haven't made > myself clear. I > am going to pubslish it EARLY APRIL 2003........ > > As for a serious answer: bulbifer will usually not produce a > leaf in the > same season when it is allowed seed set. > > Lord P. > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens > > Randall M. Story > > Verzonden: woensdag 15 mei 2002 21:00 > > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > > Onderwerp: Re: Ulearum donburnsii > > > > > > Really?? WOW!! I was under the impression that A. bulbifer > > was sterile due > > to a chromosome count 2n = 39 (mentioned in Wilbert's > > Aroideana article > > excerpt: > > http://www.aroid.org/genera/amorphophallus/amcult.html ) and that > > it produced seed only vegetatively. Did the pollen come from > > the Ulearum or > > the Amorphophallus? > > > > Does that mean there is hope for other intergeneric hybrids? > > I have some > > Sauromatum pollen as well as more Sauromatums, a Dracunculus > > and unless I am > > mistaken, an A. bulbifer about to bloom. > > > > The A. bulbifer is from a 3 inch (7.5 cm) tuber (purchased > > from Odyssey > > bulbs) and has what I think are a growing peduncle and > > unopened spathe of > > approximately 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) and 3 inches (7.5 cm) > > respectively. It > > shows no sign of root development and appears very different > > from another A. > > bulbifer which I believe is putting up a leaf. > > > > A question on the A. bulbifer: If I don't remove the > > inflorescence and it > > makes fruits/seeds, will it fail to produce a leaf this year?? > > > > Randy > > ---------- > > >From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" > > >To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > > >Subject: RE: Ulearum donburnsii > > >Date: Wed, May 15, 2002, 9:55 AM > > > > > > > > Oh, c'mon, WHO would want an Ulearum to smell bad??????? I > > did once cross > > > Ulearum sagittatum with Amorphophallus bulbifer and the > > result is indeed a > > > stinking beauty (Bonaventure and all hybridists, this is > > your chance to go > > > mad!!!!). Soon (early April 2003) I will publish the name x > > Ulephallus > > > malodorus Hett. You would not believe it but it has large, > > variegated, > > > dissected leaves with bulbils all over............. > > > > > > Lord P. > > > > > > >

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