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From: Ernie O'Byrne <nargsbs at EFN.ORG>
Subject: Re: Pinellia cordata
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I'm sorry I can't reassure you about the P. integrifolia, not knowing the=plant,
but I would like to know whether you grow the P. cordata and whether you =have had
it spread over-enthusiastically, or not.

Thanks,

Ernie O'Byrne

Jim McClements, Dover, DE z6 wrote:

> Has anyone else got flowering plants of Pinellia "integrifolia" from Ch=en Yi?
> I have 2 of 6 up and they are indistinguishable from the dreaded P. ter=nata.
> The inflorescense appears identical and there are three leaflets.
> Unfortunately, I do have P. ternata growing in the garden, so have fres=h
> material to compare. The "integrifolia" is slightly larger, but I doubt=that
> the size difference is significant.
>
> The only picture that I've seen of the true P. integrifolia is the line
> drawing in Flora Sichuanica (p 143) which shows it to have a single lea=f and
> a strong resemblance to P. cordata. Not even close to this plant!
>
> Any opinions? Unless someone can reassure me, these things are history!
>
> Jim