Re: [Aroid-l] Flora of China Araceae on line

From: "Tony Avent" <tony at plantdelights.com> on 2010.07.28 at 11:50:10(21256) Wilbert: Thanks for the notification of the FOC Aroid treatment, which represents a huge amount of hard work...we all thank the authors. Now, the questions begin. Why was Colocasia antiquorum raised to species status from C. esculenta...I've always been troubled by it being lumped with C. esculenta. Also curious about the subsuming of C. heterochroma into C. fallax. I see this also as logical, but am curious to hear more about what led to these changes. Also, the window of flowering time for Colocasia gigantea seems a bit short/early at April-June. I'm glad to see the return of Sauromatum venosum, but can you talk more about the move of Typhonium giganteum (which does seem more sauromatum-like), and the other species that moved from typhonium to sauromatum. Thoughts? Thanks. Tony Avent HTML +More Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Wilbert Hetterscheid Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:08 PM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: [Aroid-l] Flora of China Araceae on line Hi folks, The new english version of the Araceae treatment of the Flora of China is now on line at: http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume23/Flora_of_China_Vol_23_Araceae.pdf have fun............. Wilbert ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01CB2E29.815CCAB0-- --==============16903771548237531=

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