Re: African aroids?

Hello,
 
The Mediterranean aroids are usually not counted as African (see the uberlist) at www.aroid.org
I have (or had (or had had :) )) several species.
Still growing 2 spp. of Anubias, Nephthytis afzelii (in fruit, soon seeds), Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Zantedeschia aethiopica and many Zant. cultivars.
I had Anchomanes difformis but the tuber died and some more Anubias that I didn't know how to cultivate them.
I'm looking for Callopsis volkensii and other small (not exceeding 1m of height) species - Arophyton, Carlephyton, Amorphophallus, Arisaema (native to Africa, if any exist, not Asian spp. naturalized there), also species of Arum, Biarum, Arisarum, Ambrosina. I already have Arum hygrophilum (only one tuber).
 
Regards,
Marek Argent
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: j*@yahoo.com
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 4:59 PM
Subject: [Aroid-l] African aroids?

Hello again, fellow aroiders,
 
I have been wondering today about African aroids.  Those of us who grow tropical aroids will be aware of the genera of the American tropics, i.e. Caladium, Xanthosoma, Philodendron, Anthurium, Monstera, Spathiphyllum, Dieffenbachia, et al.; and the Southeast Asian genera, Epipremnum, Aglaonema, Colocasia, Alocasia, Cyrtosperma, and most of the Amorphs.  But Africa seems almost like the Lost Continent.  Other than Zantedeschia and some of the Amorphs, what African genera are widely known in cultivation?  The biodiversity of Africa has long fascinated me, but it seems like the most difficult continent to find out much about.  Who here grows African aroids besides Zantedeschia and Amorphs?
 
Jason Hernandez
Naturalist-at-Large

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