Drac.soconuscum

From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.org> on 1998.07.04 at 21:39:20(2412) I recently acquired a D. soconuscum tuber from Dewey Fisk. A petiole and leaf has emerged and I have discovered a very interesting and unusual plant. It has a very deep green (almost black) petiole. The petiole is rough to the touch and has cream colored marks running its entire length. The leaf is also most interesting, a beautiful deep green and very shiny. The leaflet margins seem to be lined with black. When the leaf was unfurling the visible parts of it were almost black also. The petiole on this plant measures about 50 cm and is growing not straight but in a "meandering" vertical direction. Can someone tell me how large this plant becomes and if it retains the above characteristics when it is at its largest? The inflorescence must be quite interesting also. Unfortunately I can not find any photos in the literature. The "Genera of Araceae" has only line drawings of flower parts. Don +More Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b

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