Re: Amorphophallus konjac hybbrid?

This is a normal konjac, albeit with some more rugosity on the appendix but
no reason to suspect a hybrid. It may easily be gone next year and return
etc.

Cheers,
Wilbert
 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com 
> [aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens M.van_Dinther@lumc.nl
> Verzonden: maandag 17 mei 2010 8:18
> Aan: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
> Onderwerp: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus konjac hybbrid?
> 
> Some years ago I bought an Amorphophallus yunnanensis 
> (according to the label), Now this year it has bloomed and it 
> is definitely not yunnanensis, it (to me) looks more like a 
> hybrid between konjac and perhaps napalensis. I have posted 
> some pictures here : 
> http://s533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/maartenvandinther/ . 
> I do not have pictures of the leaf, but this does not look 
> like a konjac leaf, the leaflets are much more slender, 
> although not as slender as in napalensis. The petiole looks 
> (as I remember correctly) like the peduncle in the picture. 
> Total size of the inflorescence is 103 cm, peduncle 56 cm, 
> spadix 47 cm.and spathe is 45 cm long, and it smells like 
> rotten meat. Can anybody help me with this, is it really a 
> hybrid? Many thanks.
> 
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> 
> Maarten van Dinther,
> 
> Leiden, The Netherlands
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