Ulearum? Did I imagine the post?

From: Steve Marak <samarak at arachne.uark.edu> on 1997.09.18 at 14:23:33(1263) I thought I saw a reference to Ulearum in a (fairly) recent Aroid-L post, but now I can't find it. Did I imagine it? Even if I did, this seems like a good time to ask the group what you know about the genus, in particular as regards habitat, cultivation, etc.? Based on the very few pictures I have seen, they are quite attractive plants, but we never see them discussed on Aroid-L and I've found little elsewhere. I assume they are very rare, very hard to cultivate, or both. As an aside, while looking around on the Internet for Ulearum, I discovered a here-to-fore untapped area for research: aroid poetry. I ran across the web page: http://muse.bio.cornell.edu/delta/angio/www/araceae.htm I recall an interesting article on aroid postage stamps several years back - perhaps an intrepid researcher could do something similar here. Steve +More -- Steve Marak -- samarak@arachne.uark.edu

From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.org> on 1997.09.18 at 14:58:59(1264) On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Steve Marak wrote: > I thought I saw a reference to Ulearum in a (fairly) recent Aroid-L post, > but now I can't find it. Did I imagine it? > No Steve, you did not imagine this. Julius and I were musing over those plants that we lust for, he Ulearum and I Culcasia serettii. Julius has since acquired a species of Ulearum, but I am not sure which. C. serettii continues to elude me. It is a truly cool aroid. At a distance it resembles Nepenthes. Julius, tell us how your Ulearum is doing. Don +More Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at classic.msn.com> on 1997.09.19 at 12:57:54(1267) ---------- Sent: Thursday, September 18, 1997 10:59 AM To: ju-bo@msn.com +More Subject: Re: Ulearum? Did I imagine the post? On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Steve Marak wrote: > I thought I saw a reference to Ulearum in a (fairly) recent Aroid-L post, > but now I can't find it. Did I imagine it? > >>No Steve, you did not imagine this. Julius and I were musing over those plants that we lust for, he Ulearum and I Culcasia serettii. Julius has since acquired a species of Ulearum, but I am not sure which. C. serettii continues to elude me. It is a truly cool aroid. At a distance it resembles Nepenthes. Julius, tell us how your Ulearum is doing. Don<< Dear Don and Steve (and all friends), The Ulearum sagittatum(?) that I recently received in trade arrived in great looking condition; it is a portion of rhizome with branches and perhaps three growth points. It is aprox. 5 cm in thickness, 8 cm long, branched, and looks like a cattleya orchid would look with it`s pseudobulbs removed at their bases! I potted it up in a "jungle mix", and because of its shape one of the growth points is near/on the surface, and this one is SLOWLY developing a spike that points upwards. It is cryptically colored, and I expect it to start thickening and hopefully for a leaf to emerge in the near future. No sign of anything from the other points that are presently underground.. This is one that I`ve "lusted" after for years, others are Spathicarpella and Bognera (which used to be Filarum?) and don`t ask why these relatively non discript little plants hold such a fascination for me! On another front, don`t ring the bells or beat the drum JUST yet, but it certainly LOOKS like the two spadices of the smaller blooms of my Lasiomorpha senegalensis which I pollenated with pollen from the earlier and much larger bloom, are developing fruit!!! I`ll keep you all informed, as I don`t know if anyone else has produced seed of this in cultivation as yet. For those of us who have not seen this water dweller, there are photos on our aroid pages. In the Genera of Araceae long list under "Lasiomorpha", and recently David Scherberich posted photos #134 a, b, c, and d in the I.D. section. By the way, I believe that I posted a note to Aroid-l giving the I.D. of these plant photos, was it posted? I don`t remember seeing it. Thats all for now. Good growing!! Julius ju-bo@msn.com Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b

From: eduardo gomes goncalves <eggon at guarany.cpd.unb.br> on 1997.09.19 at 21:15:55(1274) Dear Julius, Bognera used to be Ulearum too. Michael Madison described it as Ulearum reconditum, but he told it was quite different from U. sagittatum. Later, Mayo and Nicolson created the genus Bognera to place it. Well about Spathicarpella, I think you are thinking on Zomicarpella, a marvelous genus from western Brazilian Amazonia. I almost get crazy for these micro aroids too. Best wishes, Eduardo. +More > This is one that I`ve "lusted" after for years, others are Spathicarpella and > Bognera (which used to be Filarum?) and don`t ask why these relatively non > discript little plants hold such a fascination for me! > On another front, don`t ring the bells or beat the drum JUST yet, but it > certainly LOOKS like the two spadices of the smaller blooms of my Lasiomorpha > senegalensis which I pollenated with pollen from the earlier and much larger > bloom, are developing fruit!!! I`ll keep you all informed, as I don`t know if > anyone else has produced seed of this in cultivation as yet. > For those of us who have not seen this water dweller, there are photos on our > aroid pages. In the Genera of Araceae long list under "Lasiomorpha", and > recently David Scherberich posted photos #134 a, b, c, and d in the I.D. > section. By the way, I believe that I posted a note to Aroid-l giving the > I.D. of these plant photos, was it posted? I don`t remember seeing it. > Thats all for now. Good growing!! > Julius > ju-bo@msn.com > > Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b > > > > > >

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