[Aroid-l] Intra-what--Structures on Mecon. Philo.'s rhizome

From: lbmkjm at yahoo.com (brian lee) on 2008.07.15 at 01:18:34(18151) Dear all, Aloha. I am sometimes guilty of assuming people understand the terms that are thrown about. I use intravaginal stipules and intravaginal squamules interchangeably...but the term squamule means small scale and when it comes to Philodendron mello-barretoanum...these structures are significant. A taxononmist with the latest set of rules may be able to comment on this. As far as medical afflictions go...there is a real danger of being cut badly by this species...which has sharp triangular intravaginal squamules that are floral dragon's teeth. They are about a half and inch long and very stout and stiff in my clone. I should have also described these serpentine stems of Philodendron mello-barretoanum as vegetative anacondas versus pythons...since we are talking the Neotropics here. Julius, I was certain you would have picked up on this herpetological faux pas. I am glad to self-correct myself. Please excuse my foray into dragon fantasia. Julius,if the forum doesn't already know...is an amazing amateur herpetologist....among other things. Just do not annoy him at work. Aloha, Leland +More --- On Mon, 7/14/08, ju-bo at msn.com wrote: > From: ju-bo at msn.com > Subject: [Aroid-l] Intra-what--Structures on Mecon. Philo.'s rhizome > To: "Discussion of aroids" > Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 12:07 AM > ________________________________ > > Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:22:00 +0000 > > From: bonaventure at optonline.net > > To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com > > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] My Story: How I Became a > Meconostigma Nut > > >Intra-WHAT!?< > > Dear Bonaventure, > > They very important structures in the determination of > species in the Philodendron group Meconostigma, and are > correctly named "intravaginal squamules". [See > pg. 172 "E" of the aroid > ''bible'', "The Genera of > araceae".] > But come to think of it, they do sound like some sort of > particulalry unpleasant medical affliction that one > sometimes wishes a particularly annoying co-worker might > aquire. > > Julius > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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