Re: [Aroid-l] Philodendron X macneilianum



From : 	Neil Crafter <golfstra@senet.com.au>



Reply-To : Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>

Sent : Monday, November 21, 2005 12:19 AM

To : Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>

Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] Philodendron X macneilianum



Dear Neil,



NICE detective work on tracing what this plant is! I too like to be able
to do this when time permits!

Thanks again!



Julius

WPB,

FLORIDA.




Hi Tom



Hope you are well. AB Graf's Exotica lists "P. x mcneilianum (F. species
no.1 x selloum), selfheading plant with large leaves almost triangular,
deeply lobed and wavy; basal lobes staghorn-like, 'cold' resistant." F.
species No. 1 is described by Graf as "Fosters species No.1', or "P.
cymbispathum according to Barroso".

Hope this helps a little. I have a photo I can scan for you if you don't
have a copy of Exotica handy. The copies I made were from an edition of
Exotica at least 25 years old so I'd say the hybrid has been around a fair
while.



I have another reference from a botanical encyclopaedia (unfortunately my
photocopies of the Philo section didn't record the book) that says that
"P.macneilianum has large, wavy, deeply lobed leaves broadly-tringular-ovate
in outline". It says it is of the same parentage as P. fosteranum which has
parents being P.bipinnatifidum and P. cymbispathum.



Would seem that parents are P. cymbispathum and P. bipinnatifidum and
presumably Mr MacNeil did the crossing. The second article spells the name
differently with an 'a', and presumably this is the correct spelling. Hope
this helps



cheers

Neil



Neil Crafter

Philodendron enthusiast

IAS Board member

Adelaide, Australia



On 19/11/2005, at 1:53 PM, Thomas.Croat@mobot.org wrote:



Dear Aroiders:



Has anyone ever heard of this hybrid called Philodendron X
macneilianum? It is, so far as I know, unpublished and presumably
associated in some way with someone named Macneil. All I know about it at
present is that it is being called this in Paris. If anyone has any more
direct information on this please let me know.



Tom Croat





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