Re: [Aroid-l] Aroid or not?

From: "Ertelt, Jonathan B" <jonathan.ertelt at Vanderbilt.Edu> on 2009.11.18 at 01:03:24(20320) Marek, I think that the piece of plant material in question whould be cleaned, especially the bottom surface. If it's a bulb it will be clearly evident that it's been cut through. If it's a corm or a tuber that will be more apparent as well. Hope that this helps. Jonathan +More > Hello, > > I've got an ID request, the person asks if it may be an aroid. > In this phase and condition it seems to be impossible what plant it is. > Plants of the Araceae produce roots just below the leaf bud. > This one has no roots at all, it can be the top of an aroid tuber, > but it can also belong to any bulbous plants like Tulipa or Hyacinthus > What do you think? > > Marek > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ines Schonberger > To: araceum@wp.eu > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:13 PM > Subject: Plant ID request > > > Dear helpful person from the Aroid Identification Center, > > I am writing to you with a rather unusual request. > > We received some images from a plant (presumable a Araceae) that was found > by customs at the New Zealand border. > > The plant was in a rather bad (rotten) stage and I can't identify it. > > I thought you might be able to help and could at least confirm that the > object in the picture is indeed a corm of a Araceae. Maybe Dracunculus? > > The plant arrived from the UK. This all I know. > > > > I am grateful for any comment > > best wishes > > Ines > > > > Ines Schönberger, Ph.D. > > Herbarium Manager > > Allan Herbarium (CHR) > > Landcare Research, PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand > > Phone: +64 3 321 9797 > > Fax: +64 3 321 9998 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > Please consider the environment before printing this email > Warning: This electronic message together with any attachments is > confidential. If you receive it in error: (i) you must not read, use, > disclose, copy or retain it; (ii) please contact the sender immediately by > reply email and then delete the emails. > The views expressed in this email may not be those of Landcare Research > New Zealand Limited. http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > > > > Nie znaleziono virusa w tej wiadomosci przychodzacej. > Sprawdzone przez AVG - www.avg.com > Wersja: 8.5.425 / Baza danych wirusów: 270.14.67/2505 - Data wydania: > 11/15/09 19:50:00 > _______________________________________________ > 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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