Re: Amorphophallus abysiniccus

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2000.06.23 at 23:49:06(4898) Now there's a common African phalloid mistake. Gonatopus in Africa is often misidentified as Amorphophallus, as are, more understandably, Anchomanes species. An Amorphophallus tuber usually (90% chance) has a noticeable depression on top in which rests the bud. Indeed, Gonatopus is more pyramidal. Wilbert +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: vrijdag 23 juni 2000 5:05 Subject: Re: Amorphophallus abysiniccus > I can't help you on the dormancy thing, but I hope that you really have A. > abysiniccus. I bought 2 from guy wrinkle in calif. that turned out to be > Gonatopus species. They were bulbs that were round and wide on the bottom > and pointy on top, like a triangle or pyramid. they took a while to break > dormancy last summer, and had a very short leaf. but they had that knob or > knee in the stem that proved they were gonatopus and not the real thing. I > checked with guy and he said that they all looked like that. > > Don Bittel > Florida > ---------- > > From: Elizabeth Peters > > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > > Subject: Amorphophallus abysiniccus > > Date: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 8:32 PM > > > > Dear All: > > > > Does anyone know how to get this plant to break > > dormancy. I know very little of its cultivation so > > any hints on temps and media would be appreciated. > > Hardiness? All I know is that it doesn't like water. > > Thanks, > > Elizabeth Peters > > Camas, WA USA > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. > > http://im.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > > >

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