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[Aroid-l] Amorphophallus ?/Tacca Leon.?

From: hetter at xs4all.nl (Wilbert Hetterscheid) on 2007.08.17 at 15:04:00(16108)
Dear Julius, Bernhard,
No it ain't Tacca. The tubers of Tacca are not condensed stems but real
root-tubers without leaf scars etc.
Wilbert
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> [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] Namens Julius Boos
> Verzonden: vrijdag 17 augustus 2007 12:18
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> Onderwerp: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus ?/Tacca Leon.?
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> From : StroWi at t-online.de
> Reply-To : Discussion of aroids
> Sent : Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:17 AM
> To : "aroid-L"
> Subject : [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus tuber?
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>
> Dear Bernhard.
>
> It MIGHT be the widely distributed Tacca leoptopetaloides.
> Good Growing,
>
> Julius
>
> >>Aroiders,
>
> this picture
>
> http://www.amorphophallus-forum.de/viewtopic.php?t22
>
> was made in Ghana and Georg thinks that it is an
> Amorphophallus species.
> Any sugestions which one?
>
> From the "eyes"/"buds" evenly spread around the tuber and the
> thick roots, I doubt that it is an Amorphophallus since I
> have never seen an Amorphophallus tuber like this....
>
> On the other hand I am not Lord P.(rofound)............ :-)
>
> Looking forweward to any comment...
>
> Best,
> Bernhard.
>
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