Oh Beth, I hope you find this information interesting and exciting, and certainly not discourging. This is great that you have added a lot of food for thought on another Anthurium. You are showing that the jungle has so much to offer, and we ALL have so much to learn. Please keep up the good work!
Would all of you who are knowledgeable about Philodendron section Meconostigma check this thread? http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=40529
Works now! I wish there were pictures of the species, though, so that I could compare. A. pinkleyi and A. ternifolium are from the same range as the one we're currently calling A. truncicolum.
http://apt.allenpress.com/perlserv Or, more specifically, you can try clicking here and see if it takes you straight to the abstract.
And no, Windy, I'm not at all discouraged by this! I'm just curious to know, so that I can get in-situ pics of them if / when I encounter them.
I think sometimes they all just get lumped together...maybe because of a lack of correct names or any name for that matter.... Steve, maybe this time it isn't a variance, but different species????? I have a few Ecuadorian tri-lobes that all came with the name Truncicola, but they are (I hate to say it) different. Maybe we should examine the stem, internode length, color of the new blade before it harden off, and of course the inflorescence (if the plant is old enough to produce one). If those factors pan out to be the same or similar then we can call it a variance, but if they differ.....probably a different species.....but, please remember, I'm just a layman, and contribute this as just a thought.
This is all I get! "We're sorry. We could not locate the resource you requested. If you believe this is in error, please contact us at helpdesk@allenpress.com. Be sure to include the complete URL you were attempting to access when you encountered this error. "
Steve, Click on where Beth has written "you can try clicking here" ....it will take you straight to the abstract. Glad to hear you are encouraged Beth. You sure are making it fun and educational for me!
Got it and just copied the entire file! Thanks! And Beth, you keep it up! I expect you to get a degree in botany and Dr. Croat will gladly help you out!
On the thread I noted earlier re Section Meconostigma, you will find this note on that thread: I must apologize and quite loudly! We had over 60 visitors to our atrium last Sunday as a result of a paid tour sponsored by a local garden club. I charge nothing! The tour was done as a fund raiser for the garden club. It appears someone changed the tags of two plants (possibly more) without my knowledge and despite the fact I asked repeatedly that no one touch the tags! The photo below is correctly Philodendron lacerum. I THINK the photo I first posted on that thread, and have since changed the information, is Philodendron 'Evansii' which is a natural hybrid found in Ecuador, Brazil and Peru. The plant in the photo link at the top of that page COULD BE Philodendron 'Evansii'. Due to this confusion I must do more research to confirm the confusion. Philodendron 'Evansii' is in fact a Meconostigma but is not a species. It is a combination of two natural plants that cross pollinated in the wild and one is Philodendron bipenidifidum. I have extensive notes on Philodendron 'Evansii' but at this time cannot be positive. I assure you, I was basing my previous explanations on a tag that had been changed without my knowledge. Every time I allow visitors this seems to happen and I beg people not to touch the tags. But it happens every time I open the atrium to the public. I am taking all the photos including those of Philodendron 'Evansii' to Dr. Croat for a confirmation and will report the findings in just over one week.
Beth, Did you receive the email I sent to you with the lengthy Semaeophyllum article? If you did not, let me know and I will resend it. Windy
Yes, Windy, I did. Thank you very much for that! I'll be on the lookout for those species next time I'm in the Mindo-Nanegal corridor, to see if I can turn up some in-situ photos of them.
Nice one Beth!! The spadix in pic 2 looks "bluer" than my purple one, maybe just a variation or did you "shop" this one ; ) Ed
Not shopped - just as it appeared. But the light here at latitude 0 is different from the light you get down in Oz, and this affects the perception of colours. I think I may have mentioned it before, but things appear more brightly coloured in Ecuatorial sunshine.
And last friday's is up as well. I'm going to give up on it for a month in favour of taking more in-situ pics.