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Zamioculcas |
I have been looking for photographs of the inflorescence of Zamioculcas zamiifolia several times in the last years with different search engines, but I only found one or two images of entire plants with hardly recognizable inflorescences. |
Zamioculcas zamiifolia plant with inflorescence © 1998 Nick Vercammen |
So these are probably |
My Photos III![]() |
photos of the 2001 inflorescence |
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photos 13-16![]() |
![]() base of flowering shoot with bracts and traces of guttation |
![]() base of flowering shoot with bracts and traces of guttation |
![]() fertile female and immature male flowers |
![]() fertile female flower |
The 2001 inflorescence opened in August and remained alive for 8 months. |
some more photos |
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photos 17-20![]() |
![]() appendix at the top of the spathe |
![]() leaflet, upper side. note: reticulate venation, ovate shape, short tip, glossy dark green colour |
![]() tip of a leaflet, lower side. |
![]() Zz: "knee", with annotations. Please note that the distinction between leaf base and leaf proper is originally used for dicots; application for monocots is provisional only. |
Some details: spathe and leaf |
photos 21-24![]() |
![]() Zamioculcas: tuber |
![]() leaflet cutting with young tuber (upper and lower sides). The leaflet has dried up; the tuber is alive |
![]() Zz inflorescence after the spathe has folded backwards © 2002 Danny Gauthier, Montreal Used with kind permission. |
![]() Zamioculcas plant, unfolding new leaves © 2002 Danny Gauthier, Montreal Used with kind permission. |
old and young tubers 2 photos from a Canadian visitor |
All images and texts, unless indicated otherwise, © 2002 Norbert Anderwald All rights reserved |
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publication: July 9, 2001 |
open navigation frame | last update: August 5, 2002 |