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  Re: P. tortum a.k.a. 'spider Philo., etc.
From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2002.01.24 at 14:23:46(8060)
Title: RE: P. tortum a.k.a. 'spider Philo., etc.

Dear Tom and Friends,
It would seem that the question of the I.D. of the 'spider' or
'fern leaf' Philodendron had been solved, but the note from Eduardo in Brazil
raises ONE more question, as he reports the P. distantilobum
also has a claw-like prophyll, but is said to have less and wider
leaf divisions that P. tortum. My question is if there may
be a better way to distinguish these two ( ? ) species, perhaps by sexual
features of the spadix?? I will go and take another look at
the plants in Mr. Merkel`s collection, as you may recall he claimed that he
had TWO species which he called P. distantilobum and
P.pinnatifidium, but at the time I examined them I could see no differences,
and I thought them both to be P. tortum. I will try to collect a
couple of inflorescences if both plants are in bloom.
I will add a couple comments here from friends that may assist
the readers in their I.D.`s of their plants.
From Jim Langhammer---

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