Re: Amorphophallus campanulatus?
- To: lindsey@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Amorphophallus campanulatus?
- From: M* P*
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:33:26 -0500 (CDT)
Not certain on taxonomy, but here in tropical Australia I have seen
A.paeoniifolius over 2m high with a spread leaf approx 2.5m. these plants
were in the ground and produced 10 infloresences last year.
Also have a few A.konjac growing in a new bed in the full sun and they are
small [50 cms]
Curator Whyanbeel Arboretum.M.Pascall.
>From: "Adao Pereira" <miguelporto@mail.telepac.pt>
>Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org
>To: mickpascall@hotmail.com
>Subject: Amorphophallus campanulatus?
>Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 19:19:14 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Hello all!
>
>I wonder if A. campanulatus is the same as A. paeoniifolius. I saw a
>picture of the campanulatus' inflorescence and it was identical to that one
>of A. paeoniifolius.
>
>Also, there seems to be much confusion around leaf sizes of A-phalli...
>every text that I read says different sizes for these plants! The last one
>I saw says that A. konjac may reach 2.5 meters... I always thought this
>species was small... at least smaller than A. paeoniifolius (which I read
>that can reach only 2 meters)...
>What is the largest species of these two, afterall? And what's the size
>that they can get?
>
>Thanks for any info,
>Miguel
>
>
>
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