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Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] How many leaves??
> Dear Margret & Dietmar,
>
> I'd love to see the pics!
>
> Kirk Bowles
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dietmar Kiehlmann"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] How many leaves??
>
>
> > Dear Peter, Dear Julius
> >
> > It's well known to us that normally a second petiole emerges
> > between cataphylls and the first petiole. In these cases the petioles
> > are completely separated, at least, so far we could see this, above
> > the soil.
> >
> > Presumably our expression "branching" is not correct.
> >
> > But in our said case, the tip of the second petiole broke out of
> > the existing petiole, 4 cm above the soil surface. We have never
> > before observed this phenomenon in Amorphophallus.
> >
> > Unfortunately we didn't photograph this in the first stage, but
> > only one week later. Obviously it's not possible to mail pictures
> > via Aroid-L. If somebody is interested in this photo, we will
> > mail it to his personal email address.
> >
> > Today the base of the first petiole encloses partly the second one,
> > as usual in other aroids e.g. Alocasia.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Margret & Dietmar
> >
> >
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>
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