Dear Julius,
What a terrible mistake I've made. Not fruits - the rhizomes.
You may read it here
http://www.rain-tree.com/jergon.htm
----- Original Message ----- From: "Julius Boos"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] FW: D. (loritense) spruceanum fruit.
From : Abrimaal
Reply-To : Discussion of aroids
Sent : Sunday, March 12, 2006 5:16 PM
To : "Discussion of aroids"
Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] FW: Anthurium fruit edibility
Hello Marek,
[D. 'loritense' is now a synonem of D. spruceanum, the review of Dracontium
by Zhu and Croat (2004) makes this clear.]
I`d be VERY interested in knowing the actual source of this report of the
fruit of this species of Dracontium being edible after cooking, as the
structure of all Dracontium sps. fruit that I am aware of would seem to make
this unlikely, and most species produce smallish and few seeds, very little
'reward'.. The one species I managed to sample when ripe ( D. soconoscum
(??), at John Banta`s place YEARS ago) consisted of, per fruit, a LITTLE
fleshy, juicy, sweet-tasting pulp enclosed in thickish yellowish skin over a
smallish seed, there was little 'substance' beside a good flavor in the
fruit, which seemed to ripen a very few at a time, or even in the entire
infructesence, that could be cooked and eaten.
The only seeds of an aroid that I am aware of that are cooked (roasted) and
eaten are those from Montrichardia sp., our own Pete Boyce assures me that
when he sampled them, in the company of indigenous people in the Amazon,
that they were delicious. They are LARGE and many seeded, especially when
harvested in quantity from the dense stands of this aroid, which would then
provide a big enough 'reward' to be worthwhile.
Good Growing,
Julius
Drancontium loretense's fruits are also edible after cooking.
Marek<<
----- Original Message ----- From: "Julius Boos"
To:
Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] FW: Anthurium fruit edibility
Reply-To : Discussion of aroids
Sent : Thursday, March 9, 2006 7:12 PM
To : aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Subject : [Aroid-l] FW: anthurium scandens
Dear Folks,
Concerning the edibility of Anthurium scandens fruits, the answer would be
yes, they are edible, but you would get very little 'reward' except for a
flavor and lots of skin/seeds for your efforts w/ this genus/species, which
is most probably distributed by birds (and bats??) in nature.
The genus Monstera, species deliciosa, is better suited for eating by
humans, though there are some real dangers if one does not know the correct
time and method of eating these fruits!! This genus has probably evolved
so that larger monkeys and fruit bats are its major seed distributors.
There is a wonderful clip on public TV of a spider monkey feasting on the
ripe fruit of Philodendron goeldii WAY up in the jungle canopy.
I have experimented and found that when ripe, many aroid fruit have a
delicous/good flavor, even the odd-ball genera such as Dracontium (some
species) and Synandrospadix (reputidly a very 'bad' plant to fool around
with, at least the tubers and leaves). If I am not mistaken, our mentor
Dr. Tom Croat of MOBOT first reported that even the fruit of the dreaded
Dieffenbachia ('dumb cane') were very sweet and fruity to the taste when
ripe!! Lynn Hannon and myself tested his hypothois when visiting Joep
Moonen in Fr. Guyana, and found this to be correct, at least in one
Dieffenbachia species that we encountered!
We must keep in mind the 'why' of these plants' fruit tasting 'good'. The
method of their distribution in nature to other suitable growing places
depends of them being eaten by mammals and birds, so color (for the birds,
as I am not aware of how much taste perception birds may posses) and taste
(for the monkeys, bats and other mammals) are the soloution to their
continuing distribution and survival in nature.
Good growing,
Julius
I guess this was meant to be sent to the aroid-L......
Good growing,
Bernhard.
There is an anthurium scandens here in the greenhouse with attractive
berries....i have take one to see the flavour,and it's seem very
sweet,and it is.....So are the fruit of a scandens
edible,or should i have to die nearly?....(hehehe)
Are some anthuriums know for his edible fruits?
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Dear Lord P.(lanttaxonomist)thanks for this final
identification!Yours,Bernhard.-----Original Message-----> Date: Tue,
7 Mar 2006 16:14:42 +0100> Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Amorph
Identification> From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" > To: "'Discussion of
aroids'" > Hi Bernhard,> > This is Am. lambii indeed.> > Cheerio,>
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