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Subject: Re: Chen Yi A-114/02
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I've been emailing with Guy about this one as well and we concur with the=A.
dahiense determination.  One question I have, however, is that I see (and
feel) hairs on the midveins on the underside of the leaf...a characterist=ic
not mentioned in the Flora of China key...let me know if you also find th=ese
hairs...
Petra


----- Original Message -----
From: "P.Bruggeman" <pbruggeman at WISH.NET>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: Lost species? - Arisaema giganteum


> Arisaema giganteum (or "gigas") was discovered by Li Heng and Greg Ruck=ert
a
> few years ago. At that time Li Heng was thinking of describing it at as=a
> new species but she later reconsidered and merged it into A. dahaiense.
> Wilbert Hetterscheid and I have the feeling Arisaema dahaiense could ve=ry
> well be sold by Chen Yi this year as A-114. The tubers of A-114 are ver=y
big
> and of the galeatum-type and the flower on Chen Yi's picture of A-114
> corresponds well with the pictures of A. giganteum Greg Ruckert posted =on
> the Internet a few years ago (what happened to him by the way?). The
> pictures were not a hoax and this species MIGHT be in cultivation from =now
> on. Hope this helps.
>
> Pascal
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Arisaema Enthusiast Group (AEG) Discussion List (and other hardy
> Aroids) [mailto:ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL]Namens Bonaventure Magrys
> Verzonden: woensdag 24 april 2002 23:44
> Aan: ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
> Onderwerp: Lost species? - Arisaema giganteum
>
>
> What ever happened to this? Were the pictures posted on the web a few
years
> ago a hoax?
> Bonaventure
>