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  Re: [aroid-l] A. spruceanum
From: Rand Nicholson writserv at nbnet.nb.ca> on 2004.01.30 at 13:30:03(11046)
Hello Wilbert:

No real puzzle.

Obviously, in a highly excitable state of phalloid enthusiasm after receiving my shipment, I mislabeled Dracontium spruceanum as Amorphophallus spruceanum. Wishful thinking or duh? I suppose this is how some of those ugly taxonomic rumors get started. However, D. spruceanum _does_ look almost exactly like A. spruceanum (which, of course, does not exist) to my layman's eye. And, a rather large not-a-bulbil is developing on top of the leaf petiole. Do these eventually ever _do_ anything, or are they just arthritic wannabees?

That clears that up.

Thanks, and drop over for a beer some time you are in the country.

Rand

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