[Aroid-l] P. XANADU hybrids??

From: <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2009.08.27 at 10:42:06(19860) Dear Eric, I would tend to doubt that any ''clones'' of P. xanadu are hybrids with P. bipinnatifidium, as they are such VERY different species, one to the other.  I urge you to read both articles on P. xanadu published in Aroideana, plus the article by Dr. Goncalves on P. bipinnatifidium and how that species differs from P. mello-barretoanum, (in fact read ALL the articles on ALL species of Meconostigma in Aroideana), they will give you a better understanding on how to tell one species of Meconostigma from the other. P. xanadu has scarlet/purple spathes, and fewer and MUCH smaller blooms which are differently shaped to the HUGE ''plantain-shaped'' blooms of P. bipinn., different scars from the petioles on the rhizome, VERY different leaf blades, etc., etc.  IF there was a hybrid, one could expect to see a certain amount of ''mixing'' of these features, I have seen none so far. Julius > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:28:11 -0700 > From: leu242@yahoo.com HTML +More > To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroid-L P. XANADU > > Is it possible that some of the clones of P. xanadu are hybrids with P. bipinnatifidum ? > > Eric > Orlando,FL > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --_859e3695-5b3c-4103-8139-12cea3bd7606_----==============06858264735931530=

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