Peduncles on A. consanguineum - to nod or not to nod?

[Jim McClements, Dover, DE z6]

In a message dated 8/2/05 2:59:37 AM, ggusman at ULB.AC.BE writes:


> But a mistake in the trade cannot be excluded. In case of doubt, send Eric
> Gouda a photo of your plant when the fruit is ripe. He will add it to the
> identification corner.
>

"A mistake in the trade cannot be excluded" is being excessively polite,
particularly in reference to what has been appearing from various Chinese sources
(and   their retail secondary dealers) for the past few years!

Plants from section Sinarisaema can be anything! The most common IDs among
those arriving are consanguineum, ciliatum, concinnum and erubescens, but quite
a few with other names turn out to be one of the above.

According to Guy's book, consanguineum and ciliatum have nodding fruiting
peduncles, while those of concinnum and erubescens are erect.

As a very recent example, 2 very large plants of "A. erubescens" obtained
last year both flowered nicely, one male, one female, and the female now has a
large nodding fruiting peduncle. It's not ciliatum, so is probably
consanguineum.

And I don't know if it happened to all of you, but Guy's great photo of
'Qinling' traveled well on A-L. It certainly is an unmistakable beauty!

We are very fortunate on this list to have the author of THE book on
Arisaemas participating in our discussions. Thanks, Guy.

Jim





Jim McClements
50 S. Prestwick Ct.
Dover, Delaware 19904, USA
Zone 7a
302-734-2836
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