Amorpho. abyssinicus

From: Bruno Matter Bruno.Matter at unibas.ch> on 2001.04.25 at 13:30:14(6266) Dear Aroiders many thanks for your response. Unfortunately at the time I'm not able to provide you with a pic, means I'm the living proof that life without a dig-cam still exists. Superficial it looks like Deweys pictures but without any constriction and a longer appendix. I hope to be ready when it will flower the next time, for now it's on the way to fade, leaving only it's particular odour in my office. Greetings +More bruno

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.04.28 at 13:48:33(6297) Dear Bruno, Before we 'leave' this unanswered question as to the ID of the Amorphophallus sp. you collected in Africa, just a FEW more words-- 1) WHERE in Africa did you collect it?? 2) There are rare African species that are pictured in 'Lord Phallus'' (Wilbert H.'s) work on this genus in Aroideana Vol. 19 of 1996, do you have a copy, or perhaps a friend or fellow member in Germany/Europe could send you one, or if you send me your mailing address I could send you copies of the photos of these species, some of which are very rare, and yours may be one of these, especially since you say the inflor. did NOT have a constriction in the spathe`s lover 'zone'. [Aroideana Vol. 19 is for sale from the IAS in Miami, by the way! I HIGHLY recomend it to all you 'Amorphophiles' out there!!!] Good luck, Sincerely, Julius Boos +More WPB, FLORIDA ju-bo@msn.com >>Dear Aroiders many thanks for your response. Unfortunately at the time I'm not able to provide you with a pic, means I'm the living proof that life without a dig-cam still exists. Superficial it looks like Deweys pictures but without any constriction and a longer appendix. I hope to be ready when it will flower the next time, for now it's on the way to fade, leaving only it's particular odour in my office. Greetings bruno<<

From: Bruno Matter Bruno.Matter at unibas.ch> on 2001.04.30 at 02:22:49(6300) Dear Julius lets get things straight the Amorphophallus cf. abyssinicus B. was collected from Matyas Buzgo in 1996 (*Kamerun, Oku-Elak, Lowland Forest Patches, 6,15N, 10,29E, Alt. 1900m) +More I remember that he has sent some bulbs to Wilbert Hetterscheid as well, maybe it flowers or has been identified already in Leiden??? Of course I have the Amorphophallus Edition of Aroideana, which is a great help, but there are moments when I dream about a 600-page Amorphophallus Monograph with color drawings and geographical and artificial keys. Anyone working on it??? Greetings Bruno

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2001.04.30 at 05:29:47(6313) Dear Bruno, NOW things are getting more clear. The plants I got from Matyas from Cameroon, turned out to be Typhonium (Sauromatum) venosum. Tough luck.......... Wilbert +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: maandag 30 april 2001 4:21 Subject: Re: Amorpho. abyssinicus > > Dear Julius > > lets get things straight > > the Amorphophallus cf. abyssinicus B. was collected from Matyas Buzgo in > 1996 (*Kamerun, Oku-Elak, Lowland Forest Patches, 6,15N, 10,29E, Alt. > 1900m) > > I remember that he has sent some bulbs to Wilbert Hetterscheid as well, > maybe it flowers or has been identified already in Leiden??? > > Of course I have the Amorphophallus Edition of Aroideana, which is a > great help, but there are moments when I dream about a 600-page > Amorphophallus Monograph with color drawings and geographical and > artificial keys. Anyone working on it??? > > Greetings > Bruno >

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