Re: [Aroid-l] Holes

From: The Silent Seed <santoury at aol.com> on 2012.02.26 at 03:09:14 To confuse predators (insects, etc) and to make it more difficult to land onto them, to feed upon them, is my understanding.  ______________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you want to receive my plant newsletters via email? santoury@aol.com The Silent Seed - Rare and Unusual Plants ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: John <criswick@spiceisle.com> To: 'Discussion of aroids' <aroid-l@www.gizmoworks.com> Sent: Sat, Feb 25, 2012 5:37 pm Subject: [Aroid-l] Holes Can anyone say what might be the biological purpose of leaves with holes in them?  A typical example would be Monstera deliciosa.   John. _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ----------MB_8CEC24B2723A25F_2760_32A0E_webmail-d136.sysops.aol.com-- --===============4789830210626433337==

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