Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus identification request

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" <hetter at xs4all.nl> on 2012.03.30 at 06:36:22(22665) Hi Brian, I guess if it had been gigas, you'd have noticed the inflorescence developing.......(3 meter or more!!). This is Am. prainii. Cheers, Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens Brian O'Brien > Verzonden: vrijdag 30 maart 2012 4:44 > Aan: Aroid-L@gizmoworks.com > Onderwerp: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus identification request > > Hello All, > I walked into our college greenhouse today to check on > some hot pepper plants from Ghana that I have growing there > (a story of their own), and noticed a fragrance. It had > rotten egg and more-than-usually-smoth fecal notes. The > source was an Amorphophallus inflorescence. This was an > unexpected first-bloom flowering of a plant from a seed from > James Symon (barring errors, which are unlikely within our > local context). The seeds were originally identified as A. > gigas, sent along with A. titanum seeds. > Assistance with identification will be much appreciated > (I'm assuming that it's not A. gigas). Here's a link to > photos on Flickr: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aeranthes/sets/72157629698684229/ > > Brian > _______________________________________________ > 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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