Re: [aroid-l] How many leaves??

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2003.08.17 at 14:11:13(10497) Dear Margret and Dieter, I do not believe that true 'branching' can take place in any aroid. As Peter Boyce explained, new entire leaves w/ petioles are produced from a previous leaf sheath or cataphyll which is always located at the base of the previous older petiole/leaf, or in the case of some cataphylls on the apex of a dormant tuber. No aroid produces a new leaf from any area of a previous petiole except from the sheath at its base. No photo came with your posting. Good Growing, Julius +More >>Some weeks ago, we observed on one of our Am. bulbifer that a second petiole emerged about 4 cm above the soil from the existing petiole. Later, this second petiole broadened downwards, as shown on the picture. The arrow indicates the original emerging point. Hence branching of petioles is possible within the genus Amorphophallus and, as Wilbert wrote to us, is also known e.g. from A. paeoniifolius and A. glossophyllus. Best regards Margret & Dietmar Kiehlmann

Note: this is a very old post, so no reply function is available.