Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden

From: "Scott Lucas" htbg at ilhawaii.net> on 2000.04.27 at 23:40:17(4458) Must be showing my age! (don't forward that to anyone either) :-) ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 12:34 PM Subject: Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden +More > Well, I think sex is o.k. (don't forward this to other people.....). > However, hybridisation as a tool in unravelling evolutionary relationships > is a passed station. The biological species concept in Mayr's sense is long > dead. > > Wilbert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Lucas > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Sent: donderdag 27 april 2000 3:04 > Subject: Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden > > > > But then, on the other hand, hybridization studies would lead to an > > understanding of interspecific relationships and evolution within the > genus. > > I mean, don't you people believe in sex? > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with the below message!!!!!!!!!! > > > Dewey > > > > > > >The first person to distribute hybridised Amorphophalluses will have to > > > >watch his/her back for the rest of his/her life..................or > must > > > >learn all twohundred REAL species by heart!!!!! > > > > > > > >Wilbert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: Scott Hyndman > > > >To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > > > >Sent: woensdag 26 april 2000 5:05 > > > >Subject: Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden > > > > > > > > > > > >> Your idea is an interesting one, but keep in mind that without the > very > > > >> careful documentation of proposed Amorphophallus hybrids, the > taxonomy > > > >could > > > >> become very confused, just as it is already in the many hybrids that > > exist > > > >> of Anthurium, Caladium, and Spathiphyllum. > > > >> > > > >> Regards, Scott > > > >> > > > >> -------------------- > > > >> Mr. Scott E. Hyndman > > > >> Vero Beach, Florida, USA > > > >> USDA Hardiness Zone 10a > > > >> E-mail: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > From: "Bonaventure W Magrys" > > > >> > Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org > > > >> > Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:35:16 -0500 (CDT) > > > >> > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > > > >> > Subject: Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden > > > >> > > > > >> > Dear Craig, > > > >> > Anthurium, Spathiphyllum, Caladium, and Calla, are among aroid > genera > > > >which > > > >> > have > > > >> > horticulturally benefited greatly from a program of hybridization > and > > > >> > breeding. > > > >> > Now that you have several species of Amorphophallus and relatives > > > >blooming or > > > >> > ready to, together, howbout saving pollen from one and putting it > on > > > >others > > > >> > when > > > >> > receptive, to produce hybrids? > > > >> > The benefits, at least, may turn out to be hybrid vigor and > decreased > > > >> > maturation > > > >> > time. Many unexpected surprises turn up also. > > > >> > There would probably be a ready market for such seed or seedlings > as > > > >many of > > > >> > us > > > >> > would be eager to grow up some of these.......... > > > >> > > > > >> > Bonaventure W. Magrys > > > >> > Elizabeth, NJ zone 6 > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden > > > >> > > > > >> > The growing season has started along the bay in Miami. I?ve been > out > > of > > > >town > > > >> > for several weeks and during that time the amorphophallus > collection > > > >began > > > >> > to break dormancy. I made a list of the species that are blooming, > > are > > > >about > > > >> > to bloom, and or just finished. > > > >> > > > > >> > FG 941491 Amorphophallus gigas "inflorescence now 76" tall, > > spadix > > > >> > showing but not mature" (ID84) > > > >> > SOURCE: Don Evans: when the Wilbert Hetterscheid & Dr James Symon > > > >expedition > > > >> > brought back seeds of the A, titanium, these seeds were included. > > > >9/13/93 > > > >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 5/99; 6/99; 4/24/2000 > > > >> > HORTICULTURE: All reports given to me say it is hard to keep alive. > > > >> > * It will be at tonight's IAS meeting (4/24/2000) > > > >> > ..................................................... > > > >> > > > > >> > Amorphophallus haematospadix (syn.: A. siamensis) FG 961039 - > > > >> > inflorescence now 13", spadix just beginning to show (ID2149) > > > >> > SOURCE: Mike McLaughlin, Allen Howard, Jack Fisher: Malaysia: State > > of > > > >> > Perlis: Gua Kelam Recreation Area: Mata Ayer Forest Preserve. 3 May > > > >1996. > > > >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 4/99; 4/2000 > > > >> > DESCRIPTION: striking slender inflorescence, slender leathery > leaves > > > >are > > > >> > unmistakable. In 1999 the first inflorescence was produced. It > lasted > > > >longer > > > >> > than most species, more than a week. Over all it is 30" tall, > taller > > > >than > > > >> > any Mike saw in the rainforest. The stem is 18" the actual > > inflorescence > > > >> > 12". The spadix is 1.25" thick, 10" long smooth and colored a deep > > > >> > burgundy/purple. The spathe is white aging to lavender, darker > > towards > > > >the > > > >> > base. The bloom stalk like the leaf has no mottling. It has a > > fragrance > > > >much > > > >> > like rotting fruit, not of carrion as is common on many other > > species. > > > >> > ..................................................... > > > >> > > > > >> > FG 961019 Amorphophallus sp. "inflorescence still wrapped in > > > >sheath" > > > >> > (ID2313) > > > >> > SOURCE: Dr. L. G. Saw; Collected Malaysia: state of Perlis: Guar > > Jentik: > > > >> > Kaki Bukit. Malaysia Expedition 1996 (Jack Fisher, Allen Howard, > > Mike > > > >> > McLaughlin) 5/4/96. > > > >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 4/21/98; 5/13/98; 4/24/2000; > > > >> > DESCRIPTION: When it bloomed in 4/98, it looked very much like > > (ID2314) > > > >> > Looks similar to the A. prainii listed in Aroidiana Vol. 19, p. > 112. > > > >> > ..................................................... > > > >> > > > > >> > FG 961022 Amorphophallus sp. ?11inch inflorescence still > tightly > > > >wrapped > > > >> > in sheath? (ID2314) > > > >> > SOURCE: Dr. L.G. Saw Malaysia: State of Perlis: Gua Kelam > > Recreational > > > >> > Area: Mata Ayer Forest Preserve. Malayasia Expedition 1006 (Jack > > Fisher, > > > >> > Allen Howard, Mike McLaughlin) 16. 5/3/96. > > > >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 4/18/98; 4/24/2000 > > > >> > DESCRIPTION: (Looks similar to the A, prainii listed in Aroidiana > > Vol. > > > >19, > > > >> > p. 112.) Looks much like (ID2313) 961019 but with out the recurved > > > >spathe > > > >> > edge. The tuber is a very symmetrical pumpkin shape. The > depression > > at > > > >the > > > >> > top is very deep. > > > >> > ??????????????. > > > >> > > > > >> > FG 80198 Sauromatum guttatum "several bloomed while I was > away > > > >another > > > >> > looks ready in 3-5 days" (ID1961) > > > >> > COMMON NAME: Voodoo Lily, Monarch of the East > > > >> > SOURCE: Dr. Jim French, from horticulture BLOOM PERIOD: 5/98; > > 6/98; > > > >> > 3/2000 > > > >> > DESCRIPTION: Inflorescence last only 1 or 2 days, smells like > urine > > > >> > ???????????????. > > > >> > > > > >> > (ID2741) Amorphophallus sp. ?in full bloom, inflorescence > about > > > >10-12? > > > >> > SOURCE: Donated by Dewey Fisk: SLY 515 collected by Si-Lin Yang. > > Catba > > > >> > Islands, Vietnam, collected on Oct. 20, 1994 > > > >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 4/24/2000 > > > >> > DESCRIPTION: Inflorescence is a small A. peonifolius > > > >> > ???????????????? > > > >> > > > > >> > FG 961266 Amorphophallus sp. ?just about finished blooming. > > > >Inflorescence > > > >> > is 32? tall? (ID2312) > > > >> > SOURCE: Dr. Si-Lin Yang wild collected in Thailand, Chaing Mai. > > > >> > DESCRIPTION: Looks like A. yunnanensis, Aroidiana Vol. 19, 1996 pp. > > > >127-8 > > > >> > ????????????????. > > > >> > > > > >> > FG 97630 Amorphophallus variabilis ?inflorescence is 19? > > tall, > > > >> > spadix beginning to show? (ID2352) > > > >> > SOURCE: Reggie Whitehead and Tom Moore collected in Java' Cibadak, > > 6/97 > > > >> > BLOOM PERIOD: 5/19/98; 4/24/2000 > > > >> > DESCRIPTION: not a large species > > > >> > ...................................................... > > > >> > > > > >> > FG 961201 Amorphophallus lambii Araceae ? several plants have > > > >bloomed > > > >> > this spring, they are all finished blooming. The inflorescence > > averaged > > > >12? > > > >> > (ID2307) > > > >> > SOURCE: Dr. Jack Fisher: wild collected Malaysia: Sabah: Gua > > Gomantung. > > > >> > Slope, deep forest shade. Inflorescence 35 cm. tall. Malaysia > > Expedition > > > >> > 1996 ( Jack Fisher, Allen Howard, Mike McLaughlin) BLOOM > PERIOD: > > E > > > >> > 4/22/98; B 3/30/99; C 4/14/99; 8/99; 4/2000 > > > >> > HORTICULTURE: The Aroidiana Vol. 19 mentions that this is a > species > > > >that > > > >> > does not thrive in cultivation. The article mentions that they seen > > to > > > >> > decline for some unknown reason. > > > >> > DESCRIPTION: Amorphophallus lambii is one that gets large. The > > > >> > inflorescence has a distinct smell of urine. I noticed when B > bloomed > > in > > > >> > 3/99, the odor was slight in the day but started getting much > > stronger > > > >about > > > >> > 5 PM. > > > >> > > > > >> > Craig M. Allen > > > >> > Conservatory Manager > > > >> > Fairchild Tropical Garden > > > >> > 10901 Old Cutler Road > > > >> > Coral Gables, Florida 33156-4296 > > > >> > Tel. 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 > > > >> > Fax 305-661-8953 > > > >> > e-mail conserv@netrox.net > > > >> > web: www.ftg.org > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut > > > THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE > > > Your Source for Tropical Araceae > > > Go to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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