[Aroid-l] self heading Philodendron ID

From: ju-bo at msn.com (ju-bo at msn.com) on 2008.01.05 at 13:18:35(16907) ---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 15:07:46 -0800 > From: leu242 at yahoo.com > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] self heading Philodendron ID Dear Eric, Thanks, please keep us informed as to any cold damage. First off, Abrimaal`s opinion is that this large plant is either P. xanadu or P. pinnatifidium, but it is deff. not either of these two species---P. xanadu is a substantially smaller plant with MANY differences, and P. pinnatifidium is NOT a Meconostigma and is a tropical species with many differences and so would not survive the cold where this plant is growing. (When in doubt, read the instructions! :--)!! In the most recent key to the plants in the Philodendron subgenus Meconostigma, in Aroideana Vol. 25 of 2002, Dr. Eduardo Goncalves lists 19 ''good'' species in this subgenus, and P. eichlerii is not listed as one of them. I have seen a photograph of a plant that is pretty much a perfect match for Eric`s pic. in an old Exotica labeled as P. eichlerii, next to it or at least on the same page was P. X evansii. I will continue to ask around, but I am pretty certain that P. eichlerii is one of the old hybrids. I am familiar w/ P. undulatum, and this photo of Eric`s is certainly NOT P. undulatum, which is one of the smaller and compact-growing species of Meconostigma, and has very distinctive, long and thorn-like squamules surrounding the base of each petiole, persisting on the bare rhizome. It is the only Meconostigma sp. with these thorn-like squamules. The Best, Good Growing, Julius +More We only got down to 31F for an hour or so, so I doubt > the plants were bothered at all. Judging from the size > of the clump and age of the neighborhood they were > probably planted early to mid 1970's. They would have > survived the 3 big freezes in the 1980s, esp. 12/89 > when there were 2 nights at 19-20F here. They probably > froze to the ground as a majority of the P. > bipinnatifidum and P. x evansii did at that time. > > I thought P. eichleri was a species not a hybrid. Kew > lists it as a synonum for P. undulatum. > > Eric > Orlando,FL z9b/10a > > > --- ju-bo at msn.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 06:45:31 -0800 > > > From: leu242 at yahoo.com > > > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > > > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] self heading Philodendron > > ID > > > > Dear Eric, > > > > After tossing your photo around, some buddys and I > > have come to the conclusion that the plants in > > question are P.X "Eichelrii" (pronounced Eck-ler-ii) > > which together with P. X "Evansii" are a couple of > > the OLD Meconostigma (self-heading) hybrids made > > back in the 50`s (?) and 60`s. Plants with this > > name are clearly pictured in old Exoticas. It must > > have great resistance to cold, and it would be > > greatly appreciated if you could re-visit these > > plants now that the severe cold snap has passed and > > give us a report on how they fared. > > > > The Best, > > > > Julius > > > > > > > Its definitely not P. xanadu. These plants are 5-6 > > ft. > > > tall. The leaves are 2-3 ft. long. > > > > > > Eric > > > Orlando, FL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Xanadu gone wild ! No way is that Xanadu. I > > think it > > > resembles somewhat P. x evansii, an invalid name > > that > > > might better be written P. 'Evansii'. This is > > much > > > seen in older Miami gardens, but the one in the > > photo > > > seems more compact and in some way different. > > > > > > John. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com > > > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf > > Of > > > Marek Argent > > > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 2:52 AM > > > To: Discussion of aroids > > > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] self heading Philodendron > > ID > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > For me it looks like Ph. xanadu > > > > > > Marek > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Eric Schmidt" > > > To: "Discussion of aroids" > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 10:59 PM > > > Subject: [Aroid-l] self heading Philodendron ID > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I found this clump of a self heading > > Philodendron in > > > > an older neighborhood. Can't tell if it is a > > form of > > > > P. bipinnatifidum (selloum) or a different > > species > > > or > > > > hybrid. Any ideas? > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/yu2yxr > > > > > > > > Eric > > > > Orlando,FL z9b/10a > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Aroid-L mailing list > > > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > > > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > _______________________________________________ > > Aroid-L mailing list > > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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