Re: Anchomanes difformis var.welwitschii

**&* M* <i*@yahoo.com>**

Hi Erin,

In Anch. difformis thinner longer and thicker shorter rhizomes are found
indeed but I do not know if they correlate exactly with morphological
variants. 

In order to assess of you have the real var. welwitschii, pictures of the
naughty bits inside the
 spathe are necessary (should have a very short
style). It is a tad questionable of var. welwitschii is really not just the
other end of a continuous chain of variation or, the opposite, is a good
species in its own right. Not much known about Anchomanes variation in fact!

Cheerio,
Wilbert

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com 
> [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens E.Vincent Morano
> Verzonden: dinsdag 29 juli 2008 3:07
> Aan: Discussion of aroids
> Onderwerp: Re: [Aroid-l] Anchomanes difformis var.welwitschii
> 
> Fascinating Wilbert, thank you! It has come to my attention 
> that there are two different kinds. One with a long rhizome 
> and one with a short and squat rhizome. Mine has the short 
> and squat rhizome. Does this sound like hte correct name for 
> the one I have? 
> Here is the picture
 provided on the sellers website. 
> http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/naturalselectionsexotics/
> the-61/aroids%2C-amorphophallus%2C-tuber/Detail
> Thank you,
> Erin
> 
> --- On Mon, 7/28/08, Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> 
> 
> 	From: Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter@xs4all.nl>
> 	Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Anchomanes difformis var.welwitschii
> 	To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
> 	Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 12:36 AM
> 	
> 	
> 	Provided the identification is correct (!!??), it is a 
> species (A.
> 	difformis in all its forms and varieties) from the wet 
> forests. So you can
> 	put the rhizome in soil, keep it modertately moist and 
> wait untill root
> 	growth starts (if there are no roots on your specimen). 
> Then intensify
> 	watering a little untill the leaf
 emerges, then water freely.
> 	
> 	Cheerio,
> 	Wilbert
> 	
> 	
> 	> Does anyone know how to grow this? The seller's 
> website I got it from
> 	says
> 	> it is from from Tropical Africa. Its a nice size bulb 
> but it had moss
> 	> growing on it. That tells me that it was partially 
> exposed. Some bulbs are
> 	> supposed to grow this way but I dont know whith this 
> one. The seller has
> 	> ignored all my emails so they were probably just 
> winging it and dont know
> 	> either. There is only one
> 	 person selling this on the internet. Do a search
> 	> fot Anchomanes difformis var.welwitschii and you'll 
> find them. But
> 	dont
> 	> bother asking them anything, customer service seems 
> nonexsistant.
> 	>
> 	>
> 	>
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