Re: [aroid-l] polyschistum / polystichum

From: "Eugene Hoh" hohe at symphony.net.au> on 2002.08.27 at 08:48:26(9294) hi tsuh yang, as far as I know , it really is 'polyschistum'... I'm guessing (via a dictionary - I'm not a classical scholar) that the name comes from classical Greek 'polu-' (many) and 'skhistos' (divided), perhaps referring to the divided leaves. Meanwhile there is also Polystichum, the genus name of the shield fern / Christmas fern which you might be familiar with? (I once grew, and killed, one of those - about the same time as I did the same to the poor Anth. polyschistum.) cheers Eugene +More ----------------------------- Eugene Hoh Sydney, Australia hohe@symphony.net.au Piabinha@aol.com wrote: > hello eugene and don, > > i thought it was Anthurium polystichum, NOT polyschistum??? > > -- > tsuh yang CHEN in nyc

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