[pbs] Dioscorea help
Hannon
othonna at gmail.com
Wed May 6 15:30:34 EDT 2009
Jan,
There is unfortunately no modern magnum opus on Dioscorea and it is
quite a large and rather poorly understood genus. There are a few
specialists (I know two of them) but they are restricted
geographically or to a certain section of the genus.
So, if you know where your plant is from you may discover a local
flora and find a name for it. But it sounds like you have names for
most of yours-- what information are you after?
Regards,
Dylan
On 06/05/2009, J. Agoston <agoston.janos123 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Dylan,
>
> I got 1 from a botanical garden, they were so generous with me, cause I have
> helped them with some "charity work". And from a wholesaler. I have D.
> villosa from US. They have arrived with wild dug Trilliums, and D. caucasica
> (female). They are hardy here. I have a few other plants from seed, but not
> sure in the identity. I have noticed D. villosa from a batch of seedlings
> between D. caucasica.
>
> D. balcanica and D. bulbifera have died this winter, forgot to put them in a
> frost free place, -10°C killed most of the tubers, but maybe D. balcanica
> will resurrect. I try to plant them again. I try to get D. balcanica from
> Macedonia, it is said to be native there.
>
> I have new seeds, but they emerge after a cold winter, haven't sown yet.
> Most of my plants from seed are now 3 years old, some started to make
> inflorescences. And I'm trying to germinate Tamus communis, no success till
> now.
>
> We don't have so much climbing geophytes in commerce (Gloriosa, rarely
> Sandersonia and ever rarer Littonia, but none of them are hardy).
>
> Bye,
> Jan
> Z5a, Hungary
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