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>In a message dated 5/18/03 4:24:26 PM, diane at MCLEMENT.FREESERVE.CO.UK wr=it=
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>> I have A taiwanense (I think ssp brevipedunculatum) just opening up.==A0 =
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>> well as the flower, there are TWO leaves emerging.=A0 Is this unusua=l?
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>Any that I grow (6 or so) have only one leaf, and the Gusman book says "=1=
 
>leaf". Whether that means always, or almost always, I'll   leave to thos=e =
who 
>have seen the species   in large numbers.
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>Jim
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Usually taiwanense has one leaf, and, indeed, I never saw plants with two=l=
eaves. Odd plants are not exceptional, however, and I had, once, an Arisa=em=
a ringens with 4 leaflets! This abnormal behaviour has no botanical meani=ng=
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One can even guess that, probably, next year, the same specimen will hav=e=
one leaf only. Keep me posted.
Guy Gusman


>Jim McClements
>50 S. Prestwick Ct, Dover, Delaware, USA, Zone 7a
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