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15. Arisaema cf. wilsonii from Kaichen A-17

• "Bonaventure W Magrys" <magrysbo@shu.edu> (28 Apr 2003):  Hi Eric, Here are some photos of an Arisaema received this year from Kaichen. It is A-17 and listed as wilsonii.
• Eric Gouda (29 Apr 2003): I think the identification of this specimin is OK
• Wilbert Hetterscheid (30-4-03): My guess is this is a purple form of Arisaema asperatum or the newly described Ar. danzhuense. I feel that wilsonii is a good alternative but I think that species is just a form of asperatum in my present interpretation. Pascal Bruggeman has pointed out that in the holotype of true asperatum, the spadix appendix tip is rather distinctly obtuse, where our plants from Chen Yi have a sharp tip. That would indicate they are all danzhuense (which HAS a sharp tip), even the asperatums and wilsonii's in Gusmans' book. Enjoy this enigma!!

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