Call for seed specimens for Seed Lipid study

From: "Victor G. Soukup" <soukupvg at email.uc.edu> on 1998.02.11 at 21:15:05(1914) >Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 23:22:47 -0500 >To: >From: "Victor G. Soukup" >Subject: Call for seed specimens for Seed Lipid study > >Dear Aroid-l Membership, et al, > > My study of the acid profiles of the seed lipids of Araceae is progressing. The help of the Aroid-l correspondents has been invaluable and I graciously give thanks for the past help. Besides the primary goals, the study has found a unique acid, 13-phenyltridecanoic acid, as a major component of the seed lipids in subfamily Aroideae of Araceae (Phytochemistry 1997) and another apparently unique acid, 2-octylcyclopropane-octanoic acid, in the genus Montrichardia. Forty three of the 105 genera in the family have now been examined. > > There are, however, some major gaps among the genera examined. Seeds of the following genera are needed at this time: Eminium, Theriophonum, Lasia, >Typhonium, Pothos, Homalomena, Caladium, Pseudodracontium, Cryptocoryne, >Lagenandra, and at least some of the Madagascan genera (except Typhonodorum). > > I usually need a minimum of 5 - 6 fruits/seeds for an analysis, although I prefer to have 10 - 15 for duplicate determinations, etc. While my primary study is on seed lipids, I prefer to receive fruits (berries) because I am also carrying out a similar study of the soft berry tissues. However, if only seeds are available, I gladly accept seeds. All submitted mateials should be identified, preferably down to species, and any known collection information supplied. > > Donations of fruits/seeds will be acknowledged in future publications. I >will reimburse your expenses if requested to do so. > > Thanks for you kind consideration. Sincerely, Victor G. Soukup +More Assoc. Curator of the Herbarium Department of Biological Sciences P.O. Box 210006 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006 Herbarium phone: 513-556-9761 e-mail: soukupvg@email.uc.edu

From: "Mr R.a McClure" <Rob.McClure at sci.monash.edu.au> on 1998.02.25 at 06:08:55(1921) Hello Vic, I have been meaning to email for ages and thank you for your Christmas message and great photo of Arisaema angustata v.peninsulae. Thank you ! You sure get to see nice aroids in your travels. Glad to hear your work is going well too. This summer has been a bountiful one for my aroids and as a result I have seeds and fruit of: Dracunculus canariensis Helicodiceros muscivorous Arum maculatum Arisaema flavum Zantedeschia albomaculata Zantedeschia elliottiana Sauromatum venosum You have probably 'done' these already but if you would like any of the above drop me a line and I will post them over. Cheers for now, Rob. +More Rob.McClure Biological Sciences Monash University, Clayton 3168 Victoria AUSTRALIA. Phone:(03)9905.5625 Fax:(03)9905.5613 e-mail: Rob.McClure@sci.monash.edu.au

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