Lets play a game! Guess the plant

OK well I figure we all like plant pics and we like to see who has some odd ones. I am sure to have some crazy ones that would stump most but figure lets make it a bit tough but not to bad.

The plant is a old world tropical with spines on the stems the stems look more like snake stems. This plant also grows in swampy area or on the sides of streams and rivers. If you think you know post the name.

Also for a bonus if you can name the lovely girl in the pic, many of you know her and get plants from her. She's a good friend of mine this pic was taken when I first met her in person years ago.

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Alocasia tigrina superba? Maybe? Or the longer I look at it possible A. zebrina?



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Cyrtosperma, possibly johnstonii?
Can't tell if the insides are cut deeply enough on the lobes, but I hope they are, lol.

Enid? NSE?

Man that's pretty good Hellobebe. It is a Cytrosperma but not johnstonii it is cuspidispathum really hard to find this one. and yes you also got the bonus question right that is Enid she's about the only other person I find that is as crazy as I am over aroids. We talk regularly and see who has the newest plants to die for.

Thank you, that is one gorgeous specimen. Where was the photo taken?
I love aroids , but can't anywhere near afford a great collection, so I am forced to live vicariously through reading about them and drooling over pictures, lol, which I spend hours doing on a regular basis. Keep them pics coming, I know I for one, can't get enough info.
Jackie

OK smarty plants. Now if you start spitting out this ones name I will not only be impressed but suprized. This one has fulled botanist for years and is finally getting cleared up but still a bit messy with the species so I will be happy with just the family name. But the bonus is the exact name species name.

Here are the clues
South american species
At first glance one would call it a palm species botanist put it in the araceae or aroid family. Later it was put into the same group as pandanus. This is a picture of it flowering
if I get no good guesses I will send a pic of the plant

Evodianthus funifer?

Ric

I got it ;-P

Spagettianthus Squashifer

Evodianthus funifer is a great guess your in the right family which are called cyclathus.
Here is a pic of the plant.

ludovia
My husband has family in Ecuador/Peru. They recognize some of these.

Ludovia lancifolia from the cyclanthus faimly. That is correct. It's a very odd looking plant and most people have no idea what it is. I collect them and have a small group of odd forms. Good work

Brian,

What is her prize for guessing?

K

and who is the mystery girl in the picture?

I believe that is the lovely Enid, Aroid Princess Extraordinairre.

it looks like a traveler with young cocos leaves. i know it's not, but that is my impression after looking at the whole plant.

I thought scooterbug had it???? Wasn't she close?
Hap

Happy, did you really read scooterbugs name carefully? LOL Took me a few passes before I got it.

Ana guessed it.

Sue & Hap .... lol

Sorry , I couldn't pass up the chance after seeing the last photo before my post.


I just love all the plants brian is presenting here ;-)

It looks like a ball of yarn that the kittens have been into.

Sorry have been really busy digging the plants up. I would not mind sending prizes such as my exotic weeds for guessing but at the moment I am swamped with plants to move. Also sent 30 some odd boxes today the post office was not happy to see me backing up the lines.

OK here is the next plant for ID. All I need is the family name I dont think I know its species name myself no do any botanist it seems LOL

Clues are it's south american and no its not in the cyclathus family :>)
Very rare and hard to find the orange things are its flowers.

Stenospermation?

i mean ARACEAE Stenospermation?

love the shape of this plant ;-)

The base looks musaceae, the leaves look amaryllidaceae!

I've no idea!

I've 'e-chatted' with Enid many a time...nice to see her, and she's a lovely woman.

The plants not a aroid. I am not sure what family its closest to maybe the grasses? but not a palm .

Enids great she has been reading some of the post and was happy to see so many satisfied customers. Me and her are about the same we love plants and try our best to send great stuff and if people get upset we listen. Of course their are a few that are really picky and hard to please. But I don't think I would rather be doing anything else.

I am done searching! I have no idea what it is. It does look like a plam thing but I am at a loss... Please tell us!

Tell Enid that I'm not hard to please! :o)

My first thought was a Setaria palmifolia but that's from India.

Let me kick around in my database.

Ric

OK I will wait till tonight then I will give the answer.

I'm pretty sure I saw this one in CA at the San Diego Zoo but for the life of me can't remember the Genus.

Ric

The name of the family is Rapateaceae

I believe it's full name is Rapatea steyermarkii It is a strange plant and almost impossible to find.

Ah now I remember where I saw it.

http://www-us.flickr.com/photos/selago/tags/rapateaceae/

Thanks Brian that IS a seriously obscure plant.

How hard are they to grow?

Ric

WOW - that sure is way out there. I did a search on it and your picture was by far the best out there. I could hardly find any info on it. You got us good! It looks like it grows on a mountain somewhere in the middle of nowhere. I dont remember what mountain. But it definately isnt something your local supercenter will have in stock. Are they easy to propagate? Easy to grow? It would definately be a conversation piece for anyone to have.
Thanks, ana

Luv the way it looks. Cool plant!
:) Donna

what are you feeding it????????Steroids?????????????? E