Re: [Aroid-l] Thorns at anubiases

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum at googlemail.com> on 2009.02.20 at 06:36:19(19127) Dear Dmitry, As I mentioned in my last email, we are really not all aware of what role such prickles might play in the aroids. As Tom has also mentioned they occur in Neotropical Homalomena too. The definition of a thorn is an indeterminate structure (such as a stem or root) capable of lateral growth through branching (and even of flowering and bearing leaves in some instances, that have a protective role. Thorns are most commonly found in Rosaceae (e.g., Crataegus), Fabaceae (notably Gleditschia) and Rhamnaceae (many genera). Very best Peter +More ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Thorns at anubiases > Dear Peter, > > This error in terms is probably caused by features of transfer between > Russian and English. In Russian such epidermal outgrowths are called as > thorns. Indeed, I found in the literature that J. Bogner named them as > prickles, but he does not write about their role. I have only few > knowledge about others Aroids. Therefore, could You tell me about a role > of such prickles in Anubias? > > Best regards, > > Dmitry Loginov > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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