Re: aroid hybrid

**P* B* <p*@googlemail.com>**

Tony,

Ah! The wonders of photoshop! Looks VERY convincing. 

Joking aside, I think we aroid folks tend to think that 'our' plants don't
get up to such hedonistic sexual activities as 'other' groups, and thus
remain pure. While aroids in the wild do indeed very rarely hybridize the
evidence we have here in Asia is that is not so much a matter of pollen
incompatibility but rather niche partitioning, with different species
utilizing different guilds of pollinators (e.g., diurnal beetles;
crepuscular beetles; nocturnal beetles, etc.).

Cheers

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com]
On Behalf Of Tony Avent
Sent: 10 August 2009 01:44
To: Aroid - L group
Subject: [Aroid-l] aroid hybrid

Aroiders:

Has anyone had experiences with Pinellia hybridizing with Sauromatum?   
I know all my taxonomist friends are either reaching for a stiff drink 
or headache medicine at the thought of such a hybrid.  I'm not even sure 
if this is even theoretically possible, but to be sure, we never let our 
plants read genetics books.   Take a look at our hybrid of Pinellia 
pedatisecta and Sauromatum venosum.  The height is 2' tall and, the 
leaves are intermediate between the two parents.  The plant produces 
sauromatum like speckled petioles, but with many emerging per corm 
(sauromatum only produces one each) like the pinellia parent.  I missed 
the flower this year, but will watch closer next year.  I'd like to hear 
your thoughts.  http://www.plantdelights.com/gallery/Aroids

-- 
Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
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Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
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