Re: Dieffenbachia oerstedii - ID confirmation requested

Ignorant as I am about Dieffenbachia oerstedii, I would say at first glance that this is a mislabeled specimen and is far more likely to be an Asiatic genus such as Aglaonema. Never have I seen dieffenbachia stems rough and brown like that. The upper parts are usually green and shiny.

 

John.

 

From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Morse, Clinton
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 10:29 AM
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Subject: [Aroid-l] Dieffenbachia oerstedii - ID confirmation requested

 

Good afternoon, we have a couple of plants in our collections labelled Dieffenbachia oerstedii Schott that have been here for over 3 decades.  Doing a quick google image search, what I see returned mostly looks a bit different from what we have, although this could certainly be common horticultural selections versus true species.

 

No original locality data or source of original plants.

 

Would love it if some of the experts could chime in and confirm this ID or dispute it and offer alternate names for this.  Many thanks in advance..

 

 

 

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