Is this Arum a Pinellia?

From: Krzysztof Kozminski <kk at netgate.net> on 1997.06.20 at 16:33:43(884) Hi, It has been suggested that my unknown arum is really a Pinellia cordata. Therefore, I'd like to invite all pinellia experts to visit the URL: http://ng.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Arum/unknown.html +More an express their opinion... advTHANXance !!! KK

From: Roy Herold <rrh at genesis.nred.ma.us> on 1997.06.21 at 01:37:56(885) KK: It most certainly is Pinellia cordata, and it may have come from bulblets/bulbils that I sent you a couple of years ago. It's a great plant, and so far I have not had any problems with it going dormant if it is kept in a cool spot. The leaves on mature plants can get over 6" long. As with other pinellias, it keeps reblooming all summer-- I usually get three or four sets of flowers. The fragrance is a real bonus-- definitely sweet and fruity. Bulbils (at the base of the leaves and at the bottom of the petioles) and bulblets (offsets from the main tuber) form readily. The bulbils (or are they tuberils?) will bloom in the second season, the bulblets (or tuberlets) should bloom in the first. NOT invasive though, as some of its kin can be (ie, P. ternata). I've got a feeling the other leaf in the pot is from Nick's arum..... --Roy Herold +More North Reading, MA

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at msn.com> on 1997.06.21 at 02:17:16(886) ---------- Sent: Friday, June 20, 1997 12:33 PM To: Julius Boos +More Subject: Is this Arum a Pinellia? Hi, It has been suggested that my unknown arum is really a Pinellia cordata. Therefore, I'd like to invite all pinellia experts to visit the URL: http://ng.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Arum/unknown.html an express their opinion... advTHANXance !!! KK Dear KK, Some I.D. suggestions for you-- KK#1 I agree, prob. A. konjac KK#3 X. sagittifolia KK#4 "Alocasia" Hort. Hilo beauty. Someone HAS to treat this thing with the acid that causes Aroids to flower and I.D. it to Genus! I do NOT believe it is an Alocasia: it prob. is a Xanthosoma or a Caladium. KK #7 Caladium bicolor, hort. "Candidum" Reguards, Julius ju-bo@msn.com

From: Krzysztof Kozminski <kk at netgate.net> on 1997.06.21 at 05:46:42(887) Thanx for all the replies. The photos will be re-filed to a correct page. Also, apologies to Nick Turland for putting his name in the middle of my confusion... +More And apologies to Roy Herold for forgetting I got it from him... KK ====================================== Krzysztof Kozminski http://www.net#gate.net/~kk/ (remove # before browsing) kk@net#gate.net (remove # before replying) "Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to pound in the correct screw."

From: Paul Christian <paul at rareplants.co.uk> on 1997.06.22 at 16:03:50(888) Hi, Just popped in and had a look, whoever said it was Pinellia cordata really wants a pat on the back :-) At least it looks to me just like that species and the fruity fragrance is right too, certainly not an Arum in the exact sense. It is, to my mind, the best of the genus, unless someone else knows better ? (intrigued by the radiatisect ?Arisaema? leaf in one of the pics?) Talking of Arum, I have some fresh berries of Arum cyrenaicum just harvested, I am happy to pack off and send, five poly-seeded berries to anyone who wants them, a $1 bill to cover the postage please. All the best +More >It has been suggested that my unknown arum is really a Pinellia cordata. > >Therefore, I'd like to invite all pinellia experts to visit the URL: > > http://ng.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Arum/unknown.html > Paul :-)) --------------------------------------------- Paul Christian - Rare Plants Internet Site - http://rareplants.co.uk e-mail - paul@rareplants.co.uk Telephone - (+44) 01978 366399 Mobile telephone - (+44) 037 44 77 442 Fax - (+44) 01978 366399 Snail Mail to - Dr. P.J.Christian, PO Box 468,WREXHAM, LL13 9XR, UK ---------------------------------------------

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