A. consanguineum query

[Anne Chambers]

In message <3.0.5.32.20020101194643.00973190 at pop.ozemail.com.au>, Paul
Tyerman <ptyerman at OZEMAIL.COM.AU> writes
>Howdy Arisaema-Lers,
>
>Hapy New Year and all that jazz.  Hope the Silly Season was a good one for
>you all.
>
>I have a question regarding Arisaema consanguineum.  I was given a "Green
>Form" by a friend and it has come into flower today.  For some reason until
>now I had never noticed the long trailers on each of the leaflets.  They
>must be at least 4 inches long, trailing downwards from the "umbrella" of
>the leaf.

Paul - Flora of Bhutan describes leaflets as having filiform-caudate
tips of between 1 - 5 cm long but in my experience in the wild they are
usually much longer, often up to 4 inches as with yours. It makes for a
very attractive plant especially with beads of rainwater running off the
tips.
I will send you a pic of it in south-east Tibet complete with leeches -
they don't detract from the appeal of the plant, provided you see them
first!
Anne

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Anne Chambers