> To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
> Subject: [Aroid-l] Spathicarpa question
Dear Friends,
After seeing the photos of your plants leaves, it may be (accordingly to illustration "A", Plate #44, pg. 168 of TGOA) S. burchelliana. We used to refer to this var./form/species as S. hastifolia because of the hastiform shape of the leaf blades.
It is also noted in the same book that it has a dormant season and starts growing at the beginning of the rainy season.
The only person who can give you a ''for certain'' ID on your plant is Dr. Eduardo Goncalves in Brazil.
Good Luck and Good Growing.
Julius
>> Hello all,
>
> Thanks so much for the responses. I don't know what species I have. I bought it from an ebay vendor. I keep this species pretty wet, and there is air movement becuase the tank I have it in has a fan attached to it, its enough to keep the orchids in there happy. I have not seen any evidence of rot from the tuber or the leaves, and I have had this species flower in the tank. Although I will not rule out anything at this point.
> I've attached some pictures, where you can see the flower, and perhaps the leaves. I believe these are saggittiform.
>
>
> > From: crogers@ecoanalysts.com
> > To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
> > Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:00:34 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Spathicarpa
> question
>
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> I THINK I recall Dr. Eduardo Goncalves saying that this genus occured in areas
> that are seasonal wet, then become very dry and parched , so going dormant for a
> while in the time of its original summer season (Oct.to Jan-Feb.??) might be
> ''natural'' for this plant.
> I used to grow three species/forms of this--- S. hastifolia, S. sagittifolia
> and the variagated one with lanceolate leaves. It certainly is a wonderful,
> easy to grow little gem of an aroid. The inflorescence always reminded me of a
> woman`s diamond tennis-type bracelet! A photo of a bloom in Deni Bown`s first
> edition shows exactly what I mean.
>
> Good Growing.
>
> Julius
>
> >> Hello!
> >
> >
> >
> > What species do you have? I have S. sagittifolia, which can go dormant on
> occasion. I have grown this plant for four years, and there seems to be no
> pattern to its dormancy, which lasts a
> month or less. The plant does need high
> humidity, but also needs moving air, like orchids. Without the air movement, you
> will lose leaves and can get some rot, which can kill the tuber.
> >
> >
> >
> > This species also likes to be kept in the shade, with only indirect light,
> which yields nice green leaves and lots of blooms. In brighter light the leaves
> become pale and sickly white or yellow.
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope this helps,
> >
> > Christopher
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > D. Christopher Rogers
> >
> > Senior Invertebrate Ecologist/ Taxonomist
> >
> > ((,///////////=======<
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> >
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> >
> > From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com
> [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Tindomul Er-Murazor
> > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 6:38 PM
> > To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
> > Subject: [Aroid-l]
> Spathicarpa question
> >
> >
> >
> > hello all,
> >
> > I have a Spathicarpa, does this genus go dormant? I have it growing in a
> wet terrarium, at first I thought maybe it was too wet, but then it grew and
> flowered a few times. Then it lost all its leaves, but the corm/tuber is still
> nice and hard and green and has lots of healthy white roots. Any ideas why it
> would stop producing leaves? Conditions in the tank have not changed.
> >
> >
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:10:59 EDT
> From: Riley2362@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Spathicarpa question
> To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
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> My Spathicarpa saggitifolia grows quite happily under moderate fluorescent
> lights and loves water at the root zone - almost semiaquatic with no dormancy.
>
> Its only dormancy comes when I let it
> dry out then it loses some top growth
> but bounces right back from a good soaking. It has no special humidity
> requirements and is always in flower.
> Michael Riley
> NYC
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