Re: amorphophallus campanulatus and arum campanulatum

From: Palaniappa at aol.com on 1997.07.25 at 12:51:23(993) Dear list members, Dr. Wilbert Hetterscheid wrote the following. "A morpho phallus": shapeless penis, refers to the shape of the spadix of the first ever species assigned to this genus, which happens to be the very Am. paeoniifolius we're discussing. This is what I had suspected. You have no idea how far you have contributed to the history of religion. I need to know if just before the flower and leaves open out, there will be three extremities at the top of the plant, one each for the leaves, and one for the flower. +More But I do need to cite a reference to the facts mentioned in these postings. Can somebody provide such a reference from a text or at least name, affiliation, etc of the person who can be quoted? Thanks. Regards S. Palaniappan

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