Tunisian Arisaemas

[Mr R.a McClure]

> Date:          Wed, 31 Mar 1999 21:37:36 -0500
> From:          Bolt Upright <berlin at WYCOL.COM>
> Subject:       Tunisian Arisaemas
> To:            ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
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>                "Arisaema Enthusiast Group (AEG) Discussion List (and other hardy Aroids)"
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> What type of Arisaema(s) can be found in Tunisia?  The actual location
> would be Hammamet, one of the resort towns.  A friend just returned from
> there and brought some back.
>
> keith, WNY, zone 5
>

Keith,

There is only one species to be found there.
It is Arisaema touristii.
It is mostly found bordering bodies of water ( swimming pools )
and very often in and around markets and bazaars.
There is a prostrate form often encountered late at night
outside bars and nightclubs. The prostrate form is never pretty.

April fool to you too. (yep it took me that long to get it)

Cheers,
Rob.

Rob.McClure
Biological Sciences
Monash University, Clayton 3168
Victoria
AUSTRALIA.
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