[Aroid-l] What the heck is going on here?

From: ju-bo at msn.com (ju-bo at msn.com) on 2008.04.25 at 09:16:21(17456) ________________________________ > From: exotics at hawaii.rr.com > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:08:17 -1000 > Subject: [Aroid-l] What the heck is going on here? Dear Windy, Nice mystery! Try removing one or two of these structures and, using a strong hand lense, dissect them carefully using an exacto knife. Try to determine what their origin may be, if they may mutated flowers, or maybe mutated fruit/ seeds? Have you sprayed any hormone liquids near to this plant?? Is it a newly purchased specimen?? If you can find no answer when you dissect, I`d place the whole spadix in alcohol and see if Tom Croat or any other taxonomist wants to or will take a look and try to determine the origin of these abnormal structures. They may just be an artifact of a hybrid birds nest-type Anthurium. Maybe Denis or Bill Rotalante has seen these on other plants?? Good Growing, Julius +More > Hi Friends, > > I have never seen this happen before on an Anthurium inflorescences' > > If you know, please clue me in. > > Thanks, > Windy > > > Your message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: > DSCN0874.jpg > > Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled.

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