dactylifer bulbil (was bulbifer bulb)

From: ken at spatulacity.com (Ken Mosher) on 2007.10.06 at 05:46:57(16407) Hi George, I've grown a number of Am. dactylifer and I've never had one produce a bulbil. This plant produces lots of very small offsets at the top of the tuber which must be left attached whereupon next season some of them will form new plants. If your dactylifer produced a bulbil then I think your plant is misidentified. -Ken Mosher +More George Yao wrote: > Susan, > > Last year, I saw my A. dactylifer grew a bulbil at the apex of the > petiole, so I tried an experiment growing it. After the leaf dropped, > I planted the bulbil, but shortly thereafter it had turned > brownish-black when I checked. Fearing that it was starting to rot, I > removed it from the pot, cleaned it, and put it in a covered clear > plastic cup so that I can keep an eye on it. To prevent it from > drying out, I moistened it once in a while. It very slowly > transformed into a tiny tuber with a growing point. After still > sometime, it started to grow roots and that's when I planted it again. > > George Yao > Metro-Manila > Philippines

From: gcyao at mydestiny.net (George Yao) on 2007.10.06 at 16:24:19(16409) Ken, Thanks for the info. I will check the correct ID of my "dactylifer". George Yao +More Metro-Manila At 10/6/2007 01:46 PM, you wrote: >Hi George, > >I've grown a number of Am. dactylifer and I've never had one produce a >bulbil. This plant produces lots of very small offsets at the top of the >tuber which must be left attached whereupon next season some of them >will form new plants. If your dactylifer produced a bulbil then I think >your plant is misidentified. > >-Ken Mosher > >George Yao wrote: > > Susan, > > > > Last year, I saw my A. dactylifer grew a bulbil at the apex of the > > petiole, so I tried an experiment growing it. After the leaf dropped, > > I planted the bulbil, but shortly thereafter it had turned > > brownish-black when I checked. Fearing that it was starting to rot, I > > removed it from the pot, cleaned it, and put it in a covered clear > > plastic cup so that I can keep an eye on it. To prevent it from > > drying out, I moistened it once in a while. It very slowly > > transformed into a tiny tuber with a growing point. After still > > sometime, it started to grow roots and that's when I planted it again. > > > > George Yao > > Metro-Manila > > Philippines >_______________________________________________ >Aroid-L mailing list >Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1052 - Release Date: >10/5/2007 6:53 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1052 - Release Date: 10/5/2007 6:53 PM

From: hetter at xs4all.nl (Wilbert Hetterscheid) on 2007.10.06 at 19:55:20(16412) Hi George, I agree with Ken that true dactylifer has no foliar bulbils. There is at least one species from Panay (as yet not flowered and thus unidentified) that has a central foliar bulbil and I wouldn't be surprised if one or two more Philippine species have it. One small species from Cebu also develops bulbils. Cheerio, Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] Namens George Yao > Verzonden: zaterdag 6 oktober 2007 18:24 > Aan: Discussion of aroids > Onderwerp: Re: [Aroid-l] dactylifer bulbil (was bulbifer bulb) > > Ken, > > Thanks for the info. I will check the correct ID of my "dactylifer". > > George Yao > Metro-Manila > > At 10/6/2007 01:46 PM, you wrote: > > >Hi George, > > > >I've grown a number of Am. dactylifer and I've never had one > produce a > >bulbil. This plant produces lots of very small offsets at the top of > >the tuber which must be left attached whereupon next season some of > >them will form new plants. If your dactylifer produced a > bulbil then I > >think your plant is misidentified. > > > >-Ken Mosher > > > >George Yao wrote: > > > Susan, > > > > > > Last year, I saw my A. dactylifer grew a bulbil at the > apex of the > > > petiole, so I tried an experiment growing it. After the leaf > > > dropped, I planted the bulbil, but shortly thereafter it > had turned > > > brownish-black when I checked. Fearing that it was > starting to rot, > > > I removed it from the pot, cleaned it, and put it in a > covered clear > > > plastic cup so that I can keep an eye on it. To prevent it from > > > drying out, I moistened it once in a while. It very slowly > > > transformed into a tiny tuber with a growing point. After still > > > sometime, it started to grow roots and that's when I > planted it again. > > > > > > George Yao > > > Metro-Manila > > > Philippines > >_______________________________________________ > >Aroid-L mailing list > >Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > > > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1052 - Release Date: > >10/5/2007 6:53 PM > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1052 - Release > Date: 10/5/2007 6:53 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >

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