Re: Acorus not an Aroid? was Source for Philodendrons
- Subject: Re: Acorus not an Aroid? was Source for Philodendrons
- From: S* L*
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:40:50 -0500 (CDT)
Per D.J. Mabberley ("The Plant Book")
Acorus is now Acoraceae.... "formerly included in Araceae but habit and
other morphological as well as molecular features exclude it; it has been
argued that the family is 'basal' to the Monocots in being intermediate
between several orders, having similarities with Araceae & Typhaceae but the
presence of oil idioblasts & absence of raphides reminiscent of
Zingiberaceae though it is outstanding in its well-developed perisperm
devoid of starch."
Scott
> Acorus is no longer considered an Aroid? What family has it been moved to?
> Its own?
>
> > Acorus which is listed in my copy of the Exotic Plant Manual but had
been
> > disowned by time of the D. Brown book.)
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> > Carol Ann
> > Nashville
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> Gabe Thomas
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