Re: Bumps vs. tubercles
- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
- Subject: Re: Bumps vs. tubercles
- From: K* K*
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:25:45 -0600 (CST)
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Don Martinson wrote:
> >Looks like A.paeoniifolius to me. I think these are just bumps, not
> >tubercles. Compare to
> >http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Amorphophallus/paeoniifolius.html
> >
> >KK
>
> As a point of interest, are bumps and tubercles differentiated on the basis
> of size or morphology?
I had an impression that a tubercle is soft and oozing. These things on
the stem of A.paeoniifolius are rather hard and abrasive. But then I
don't know what I am talking about :-)
KK
