Re: Platycerium superbum

Hi Dan

The problem as I see it, P. grande has been described as having these two
spore lobes and people think that having two fertile fronds are it, but not
so.  It has a or multiple fertile fronds and each spore area is divided into
two parts.

I agree with the diversity of color and as with my Lobed the lack of hair or
the most common the hairy version.

Selling the plant as P. superbum formally P. grande to me means it is not
the true Philippines P. grande.  Well unless Miles tells it is it.

By Bills comment, it is still P. superbum as the spore patch does not have a
defined separation into two parts on the one lobe.

Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Clemons" <slk4fun@yahoo.com>
To: <ferns@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: [ferns] Platycerium superbum


> Hi Bill:
>
> According to Roy Vail's book, page 71, addresses the
> issue of name.  &#34;In 1970 Joneheere and Hennipman
> separated P. Grande from P. Superbum.  The limited the
> name P. grande to the plants on the Philippines, and
> gave the name P. superbum to the plants in
> Australia.&#34;  Roy does say that P. Grande has two
> large equal lobes of spore vs. one for P. superbum.
> Perhaps Roy will comment.
>
> I have talked with Keith Rogers and he says that P.
> superbum can take on different trates in the wild even
> though they are the same plant.
>
> Those selling the plant in the US refer to it as P.
> superbum (formally P. Grande).
>
> I have noticed variations in color light green vs dark
> green and the length of the fingers at the top vary.
> I am sure everyone has a differing opinion but I say
> they are one in the same.
>
> Dan Clemons
> Escondido, CA
>
>
> --- &#34;William F. Clendenin&#34;
> &lt;clendenin@comcast.net&gt; wrote:
> &gt; I have a large P. superbum that for years has
> &gt; produced normal once forked
> &gt; fronds with a single spore patch. This year it
> &gt; produced a twice forked frond
> &gt; with two spore patches, like P.grande. Any ideas?
> Is
> &gt; this just a freak
> &gt; mutation or are superbum and grande really just
> &gt; forms of a single species?
> &gt;
> &gt; Bill Clendenin
> &gt; Sarasota, Florida
> &gt;
> &gt;
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