Recent Observations and Cultivation of Pseudohydrosme gabunensis Engl. (Araceae)

Fig. 2. Spadix: pistillate zone (spathe removed) during female anthesis. Stigmas wet.

Fig. 3. Spadix exposed at onset of male flowering.

Fig. 1. Pseudohydrosme gabunensis at full flowering.

Fig. 5. Infructescence 3 months after pollination.

Fig. 7. First maturing berries, 7.5 months after pollination.

Fig. 6. Infructescence 5 months after pollination.

Fig. 4. Spadix at onset of male flowering: pollen strains emerging from male flowers, stigmas already dryig.

Fig. 11. Infructescence detail showing fully mature berries.

Fig. 9. Detail of maturing infructescence showing stipitate berries.

Fig. 10. Fully matured infructescence, ca. 10 months after pollination.

Fig. 8. Upper half of berries mature, 8.5 months after pollination.

Fig. 12. Mature stipitate, two-seeded berry.

Fig. 16. First leaf of seedling.

Fig. 15. Seedlings just after germination.

Fig. 14. Seed cut in half, showing huge embryo without endosperm.

Fig. 13. Seed.

Fig. 17. Second seedling leaf showing first fissures in lamina.

Fig. 21. Rhizomatous root, transforming into a new tuberous rhizome at the top (left).

Fig. 20. Mature rhizome, detail of surface showing short, elongate offsets.

Fig. 19. Mature rhizome, showing long lasting, fleshy roots.

Fig. 18. Seedling rhizome with berry still attached, 3 months after germination.