Re: [Aroid-l] Oh, these neverending Amorphphallus IDs

**&* H* <h*@xs4all.nl>**

Hi ken,

This is CERTAINLY not A. muelleri. It seems tio be a mixed bag, some of
which I suspect of being paeoniifolius, others (notably those with uniform,
spotless stems) seem to be A. koratensis. 

Don't shoot the messenger.................

Wilbert

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com 
> [aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens Ken Mosher
> Verzonden: woensdag 1 augustus 2007 7:15
> Aan: Discussion of aroids
> Onderwerp: Re: [Aroid-l] Oh, these neverending Amorphphallus IDs
> 
> If I had to hazard a guess I'd call it a nice collection of 
> Amorphophallus koratensis. They have very variable petioles, 
> smooth, bumpy, bright green to dark to brownish, solid color 
> to spotted.
> 
> They can also get very tall like the one in the square pot. I 
> don't think muelleri gets that tall. Aroideana #19 says 
> petiole 30 to 60cm.
> 
> -Ken
> 
> StroWi@t-online.de wrote:
> > Aroiders,
> > 
> > here in "Central Europe" ( in this case Germany and Switzerland ) a 
> > number of Amorphpophiles have got  A. muelleri from a seller from 
> > Thailand via ebay.
> > 
> > After the plants grew a leaf some frowning is going on, if 
> they have 
> > really muellerii or something else.
> > What concerns mostly is that (most of) the plants do not 
> have a smooth 
> > petiole, but rather a "knopped" one like I know only from 
> paeonifolius 
> > (but there are probably more species with that trait).
> > 
> > The usual suspects/experts are invited to have a look at 
> the following 
> > URLs (you might have to do a bit of scrolling...):
> > 
> > http://www.exoten-forum.de/vb/showthread.php?p=244347#post244347
> > http://www.amorphophallus-forum.de/viewtopic.php?p=1848#1848
> > 
> > Thanks for your interest ansd time.....
> > And looking foreward to....
> > 
> > Best,
> > Bernhard.
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