Systematics - User contributions [en]

Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

2022-11-16T18:05:23Z

Rnielse:

[[Araceae]] (Arum Family)

[[File:Perry1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Perry the Corpse Flower]]

You may have heard about the �鶹��Ƶ corpse flower. This plant bloomed in Spring 2020 and attracted over 4000 people! The titan arum is native to Sumatra, Indonesia. Though mistakenly identified as the largest flower in the world, it is really more correct to call it the largest non-branched inflorescence (bouquet of flowers). When it bloomed it produced a foul smell (hence the name corpse flower). The smell attracts pollinators in the dense jungles of Sumatra. The bigger the inflorescence the more successful it will be in spreading the aroma and thereby attracting pollinators. A brilliant strategy for a stationary plant! Even better is the plant actually uses energy reserves to warm itself up to temperatures comparable to human body temperature. The warmth allows the compounds in the odor to volatilize more easily. So in other words, the warmer the titan arum gets, the stinkier it gets. The plant was given the nick name, Perry, from one of the Titans; ‘Hyperion’, the Titan associated with intellectual activity and observation.

The titan arum produces one leaf at a time for several years before it flowers. The leaf photosynthesizes and allows the plant to store energy in a large underground tuber. Each leaf lasts about a year before dying back and going dormant. Because flowering takes so much energy it takes several years (10+years) of just producing leaves and storing energy before the plant has enough reserves to produce a flower. Likewise it will take several years after flowering to store enough reserves to flower again.

Perry came to the College when Professor of Chemistry Brian O’Brien received 20 seeds in 1993 from a San Francisco physician named James Symon. After years of careful cultivation, the plant finally bloomed for the first time in 2007.

[/biology/titanarum/ Perry the Corpse Flower Updates and Webcam]

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse

2022-11-16T17:55:44Z

Rnielse:

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse hosts a variety of plants from around the world.

To learn more about select species found in the greenhouse, explore the links below:

*[[Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium) | Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)]]
*[[Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)| Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)]]
*[[Pitcher Plant (''Nepenthes sanguinea'') | Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes sanguinea)]]
*[[Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.) | Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.)]]

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse

2022-11-16T17:55:19Z

Rnielse:

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse hosts a variety of plants from around the world.

To learn more about select species found in the greenhouse, explore the links below:

*[[Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium) | Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)]]
*[[Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)| Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)]]
*[[Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes sanguinea) | Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes sanguinea)]]
*[[Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.) | Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.)]]

The �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium

2022-11-16T17:10:12Z

Rnielse:

Two of the collections found in the �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium have been digitized. To explore these collections, use the links below.

[[Sandberg Collection Families|John Sandberg Plant Database]]

*John Sandberg was a Swedish born botanist who collected extensively in the Northern Midwest and Rocky Mountains of North America during the the 1880s. The Minnesota portion of his collection is housed here. Some other places where his collections are housed include: New York University, Harvard University, and the Smithsonian Museum.

[[Swedish Collection Families|Swedish Plant Collection]]

*This collection contains many specimens collected in Sweden by Swedish and American collectors in the 1880s.

The �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium

2022-11-16T17:09:57Z

Rnielse:

Two collections found in the �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium have been digitized. To explore these collections, use the links below.

[[Sandberg Collection Families|John Sandberg Plant Database]]

*John Sandberg was a Swedish born botanist who collected extensively in the Northern Midwest and Rocky Mountains of North America during the the 1880s. The Minnesota portion of his collection is housed here. Some other places where his collections are housed include: New York University, Harvard University, and the Smithsonian Museum.

[[Swedish Collection Families|Swedish Plant Collection]]

*This collection contains many specimens collected in Sweden by Swedish and American collectors in the 1880s.

Families

2022-11-15T19:48:45Z

Rnielse:

'''A'''

*[[Aceraceae]]

*[[Acanthaceae]]

*[[Adoxaceae]]

*[[Alismataceae]]

*[[Amaranthaceae]]

*[[Anacardiaceae]]

*[[Apiaceae]]

*[[Apocynaceae]]

*[[Araceae]]

*[[Araliaceae]]

*[[Aristolochiaceae]]

*[[Asclepiadaceae]]

*[[Asteraceae]]

'''B'''

*[[Balsaminaceae]]

*[[Berberidaceae]]

*[[Betulaceae]]

*[[Bignoniaceae]]

*[[Boraginaceae]]

*[[Brassicaceae]]

*[[Butomaceae]]

'''C'''

*[[Cactaceae]]

*[[Campanulaceae]]

*[[Cannabidaceae]]

*[[Caprifoliaceae]]

*[[Caryophyllaceae]]

*[[Celastraceae]]

*[[Chenopodiaceae]]

*[[Cistaceae]]

*[[Convolvulaceae]]

*[[Cornaceae]]

*[[Crassulaceae]]

*[[Cucurbitaceae]]

*[[Cupressaceae]]

'''D'''

*[[Droseraceae]]

'''E'''

*[[Elatinaceae]]

*[[Empetraceae]]

*[[Equisetaceae]]

*[[Ericaceae]]

*[[Euphorbiaceae]]

'''F'''

*[[Fabaceae]]

*[[Fagaceae]]

*[[Fumariaceae]]

'''G'''

*[[Gentianaceae]]

*[[Geraniaceae]]

*[[Grossulariaceae]]

'''H'''

*[[Haloragidaceae]]

*[[Hippocastanaceae]]

*[[Hippuridaceae]]

*[[Hydrangaceae]]

*[[Hydrophyllaceae]]

*[[Hypericaceae]]

'''I'''

*[[Iridaceae]]

'''J'''

*[[Juglandaceae]]

*[[Juncaceae]]

*[[Juncaginaceae]]

'''K'''

'''L'''

*[[Labiatae]]

*[[Lentibulariaceae]]

*[[Lamiaceae]]

*[[Liliaceae]]

*[[Linaceae]]

'''M'''

*[[Malvaceae]]

*[[Menyanthaceae]]

*[[Musaceae]]

'''N'''

*[[Nelumbonaceae]]
*[[Nepenthaceae]]

*[[Nyctaginaceae]]

'''O'''

*[[Onagraceae]]

*[[Oxalidaceae]]

'''P'''

*[[Papaveraceae]]

*[[Phrymaceae]]

*[[Pinaceae]]

*[[Poaceae]]

*[[Polemoniaceae]]

*[[Polygalaceae]]

*[[Polygonaceae]]

*[[Polypodiaceae]]

*[[Portulacaceae]]

*[[Primulaceae]]

'''Q'''

'''R'''

*[[Ranunculaceae]]

*[[Roseaceae]]

*[[Rutaceae]]

*[[Rubiaceae]]

'''S'''

*[[Salicaceae]]

*[[Sarraceniaceae]]

*[[Saxifragaceae]]

*[[Scheuchzeriaceae]]

*[[Scrophulariaceae]]

*[[Smilacaceae]]

*[[Solanaceae]]

'''T'''

'''U'''

*[[Ulmaceae]]

'''V'''

*[[Valerianaceae]]

*[[Verbenaceae]]

*[[Violaceae]]

*[[Vitaceae]]

'''W'''

'''X'''

'''Y'''

'''Z'''

Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.)

2022-11-15T19:47:50Z

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[[Polypodiaceae]] (Polypody Fern Family)

Despite this plant’s odd appearance it is a true fern. It is also an epiphyte. Staghorn ferns are native to tropical areas of South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. You may find fronds that have brown fuzzy tips, these are spores. The common name, staghorn fern, refers to the shape of the fronds.

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse

2022-11-15T19:47:13Z

Rnielse:

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse hosts a variety of plants from around the world.

To learn more about select species found in the greenhouse, explore the links below:

*[[Corpse Flower (''Amorphophallus titanium'') | Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)]]
*[[Dwarf Banana Tree (''Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’'')| Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)]]
*[[Pitcher Plant (''Nepenthes sanguinea'') | Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes sanguinea)]]
*[[Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.) | Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.)]]

Polypodiaceae

2022-11-15T19:46:41Z

Rnielse: Created page with "[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/ Angiosperm Phylogeny Website] [http://floranorthamerica.org/families Flora of North America] '''Species:''' *Staghorn Fern (P..."

[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/ Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]

[http://floranorthamerica.org/families Flora of North America]

'''Species:'''
*[[Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.) | Platycerium spp.]]

Staghorn Fern (''Platycerium spp.'')

2022-11-15T19:44:41Z

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse

2022-11-15T19:44:08Z

Rnielse:

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse hosts a variety of plants from around the world.

To learn more about select species found in the greenhouse, explore the links below:

*[[Corpse Flower (''Amorphophallus titanium'') | Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)]]
*[[Dwarf Banana Tree (''Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’'')| Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)]]
*[[Pitcher Plant (''Nepenthes sanguinea'') | Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes sanguinea)]]
*[[Staghorn Fern (''Platycerium spp.'') | Staghorn Fern (Platycerium spp.)]]

Nepenthaceae

2022-11-15T19:42:34Z

Rnielse:

[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/ Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]

[http://floranorthamerica.org/families Flora of North America]

'''Species:'''

*''[[Pitcher Plant (''Nepenthes sanguinea'')| Nepenthes sanguinea ]]''

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse

2022-11-15T19:42:17Z

Rnielse:

Nepenthaceae

2022-11-15T19:41:01Z

Rnielse:

Nepenthaceae

2022-11-15T19:40:39Z

Rnielse:

[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/ Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]

[http://floranorthamerica.org/families Flora of North America]

'''Species:'''

*''[[Nepenthes sanguinea | Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes sanguinea)]]''

Nepenthaceae

2022-11-15T19:39:52Z

[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/ Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]

[http://floranorthamerica.org/families Flora of North America]

'''Species:'''

*''[[Nepenthes sanguinea]]''

Families

2022-11-15T19:38:57Z

Rnielse:

'''A'''

*[[Aceraceae]]

*[[Acanthaceae]]

*[[Adoxaceae]]

*[[Alismataceae]]

*[[Amaranthaceae]]

*[[Anacardiaceae]]

*[[Apiaceae]]

*[[Apocynaceae]]

*[[Araceae]]

*[[Araliaceae]]

*[[Aristolochiaceae]]

*[[Asclepiadaceae]]

*[[Asteraceae]]

'''B'''

*[[Balsaminaceae]]

*[[Berberidaceae]]

*[[Betulaceae]]

*[[Bignoniaceae]]

*[[Boraginaceae]]

*[[Brassicaceae]]

*[[Butomaceae]]

'''C'''

*[[Cactaceae]]

*[[Campanulaceae]]

*[[Cannabidaceae]]

*[[Caprifoliaceae]]

*[[Caryophyllaceae]]

*[[Celastraceae]]

*[[Chenopodiaceae]]

*[[Cistaceae]]

*[[Convolvulaceae]]

*[[Cornaceae]]

*[[Crassulaceae]]

*[[Cucurbitaceae]]

*[[Cupressaceae]]

'''D'''

*[[Droseraceae]]

'''E'''

*[[Elatinaceae]]

*[[Empetraceae]]

*[[Equisetaceae]]

*[[Ericaceae]]

*[[Euphorbiaceae]]

'''F'''

*[[Fabaceae]]

*[[Fagaceae]]

*[[Fumariaceae]]

'''G'''

*[[Gentianaceae]]

*[[Geraniaceae]]

*[[Grossulariaceae]]

'''H'''

*[[Haloragidaceae]]

*[[Hippocastanaceae]]

*[[Hippuridaceae]]

*[[Hydrangaceae]]

*[[Hydrophyllaceae]]

*[[Hypericaceae]]

'''I'''

*[[Iridaceae]]

'''J'''

*[[Juglandaceae]]

*[[Juncaceae]]

*[[Juncaginaceae]]

'''K'''

'''L'''

*[[Labiatae]]

*[[Lentibulariaceae]]

*[[Lamiaceae]]

*[[Liliaceae]]

*[[Linaceae]]

'''M'''

*[[Malvaceae]]

*[[Menyanthaceae]]

*[[Musaceae]]

'''N'''

*[[Nelumbonaceae]]
*[[Nepenthaceae]]

*[[Nyctaginaceae]]

'''O'''

*[[Onagraceae]]

*[[Oxalidaceae]]

'''P'''

*[[Papaveraceae]]

*[[Phrymaceae]]

*[[Pinaceae]]

*[[Poaceae]]

*[[Polemoniaceae]]

*[[Polygalaceae]]

*[[Polygonaceae]]

*[[Portulacaceae]]

*[[Primulaceae]]

'''Q'''

'''R'''

*[[Ranunculaceae]]

*[[Roseaceae]]

*[[Rutaceae]]

*[[Rubiaceae]]

'''S'''

*[[Salicaceae]]

*[[Sarraceniaceae]]

*[[Saxifragaceae]]

*[[Scheuchzeriaceae]]

*[[Scrophulariaceae]]

*[[Smilacaceae]]

*[[Solanaceae]]

'''T'''

'''U'''

*[[Ulmaceae]]

'''V'''

*[[Valerianaceae]]

*[[Verbenaceae]]

*[[Violaceae]]

*[[Vitaceae]]

'''W'''

'''X'''

'''Y'''

'''Z'''

Pitcher Plant (''Nepenthes sanguinea'')

2022-11-15T19:38:18Z

Rnielse: Created page with "Nepenthaceae (Pitcher Plant Family) This is a carnivorous plant that contains rainwater collected in pitcher-like leaves. The leaves are often shiny and secret compounds..."

[[Nepenthaceae]] (Pitcher Plant Family)

This is a carnivorous plant that contains rainwater collected in pitcher-like leaves. The leaves are often shiny and secret compounds that attract insects which drown in the pool of water. The lower part of the trap contains glands which absorb nutrients from captured prey. This particular species is native to Southeast Asia, but they aren’t as exotic as this sounds and are found worldwide including boggy area of Northern Minnesota.

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse

2022-11-15T19:37:40Z

Rnielse:

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse hosts a variety of plants from around the world.

To learn more about select species found in the greenhouse, explore the links below:

*[[Corpse Flower (''Amorphophallus titanium'') | Corpse Flower (''Amorphophallus titanium'')]]
*[[Dwarf Banana Tree (''Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’'')| Dwarf Banana Tree (''Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’'')]]
*[[Pitcher Plant (''Nepenthes sanguinea'') | Pitcher Plant (''Nepenthes sanguinea'')]]

Musaceae

2022-11-14T19:20:47Z

Rnielse:

[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/ Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]

[http://floranorthamerica.org/families Flora of North America]

Species

*[[Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)Musa | 'Dwarf Orinoco']]

Families

2022-11-14T19:19:50Z

Rnielse:

'''A'''

*[[Aceraceae]]

*[[Acanthaceae]]

*[[Adoxaceae]]

*[[Alismataceae]]

*[[Amaranthaceae]]

*[[Anacardiaceae]]

*[[Apiaceae]]

*[[Apocynaceae]]

*[[Araceae]]

*[[Araliaceae]]

*[[Aristolochiaceae]]

*[[Asclepiadaceae]]

*[[Asteraceae]]

'''B'''

*[[Balsaminaceae]]

*[[Berberidaceae]]

*[[Betulaceae]]

*[[Bignoniaceae]]

*[[Boraginaceae]]

*[[Brassicaceae]]

*[[Butomaceae]]

'''C'''

*[[Cactaceae]]

*[[Campanulaceae]]

*[[Cannabidaceae]]

*[[Caprifoliaceae]]

*[[Caryophyllaceae]]

*[[Celastraceae]]

*[[Chenopodiaceae]]

*[[Cistaceae]]

*[[Convolvulaceae]]

*[[Cornaceae]]

*[[Crassulaceae]]

*[[Cucurbitaceae]]

*[[Cupressaceae]]

'''D'''

*[[Droseraceae]]

'''E'''

*[[Elatinaceae]]

*[[Empetraceae]]

*[[Equisetaceae]]

*[[Ericaceae]]

*[[Euphorbiaceae]]

'''F'''

*[[Fabaceae]]

*[[Fagaceae]]

*[[Fumariaceae]]

'''G'''

*[[Gentianaceae]]

*[[Geraniaceae]]

*[[Grossulariaceae]]

'''H'''

*[[Haloragidaceae]]

*[[Hippocastanaceae]]

*[[Hippuridaceae]]

*[[Hydrangaceae]]

*[[Hydrophyllaceae]]

*[[Hypericaceae]]

'''I'''

*[[Iridaceae]]

'''J'''

*[[Juglandaceae]]

*[[Juncaceae]]

*[[Juncaginaceae]]

'''K'''

'''L'''

*[[Labiatae]]

*[[Lentibulariaceae]]

*[[Lamiaceae]]

*[[Liliaceae]]

*[[Linaceae]]

'''M'''

*[[Malvaceae]]

*[[Menyanthaceae]]

*[[Musaceae]]

'''N'''

*[[Nelumbonaceae]]

*[[Nyctaginaceae]]

'''O'''

*[[Onagraceae]]

*[[Oxalidaceae]]

'''P'''

*[[Papaveraceae]]

*[[Phrymaceae]]

*[[Pinaceae]]

*[[Poaceae]]

*[[Polemoniaceae]]

*[[Polygalaceae]]

*[[Polygonaceae]]

*[[Portulacaceae]]

*[[Primulaceae]]

'''Q'''

'''R'''

*[[Ranunculaceae]]

*[[Roseaceae]]

*[[Rutaceae]]

*[[Rubiaceae]]

'''S'''

*[[Salicaceae]]

*[[Sarraceniaceae]]

*[[Saxifragaceae]]

*[[Scheuchzeriaceae]]

*[[Scrophulariaceae]]

*[[Smilacaceae]]

*[[Solanaceae]]

'''T'''

'''U'''

*[[Ulmaceae]]

'''V'''

*[[Valerianaceae]]

*[[Verbenaceae]]

*[[Violaceae]]

*[[Vitaceae]]

'''W'''

'''X'''

'''Y'''

'''Z'''

Musaceae

2022-11-14T19:18:58Z

Rnielse: Created page with " Species * 'Dwarf Orinoco'"

Species

*[[Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)Musa | 'Dwarf Orinoco']]

Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)

2022-11-14T19:17:45Z

Rnielse:

[[Musaceae]] (Banana Family)

This is a dwarf version of the banana most commonly grown in southern Florida. Worldwide there are over 50 types of bananas and plantains within the genus Musa. Though they grow several meters high and look like trees, they are not woody and their "stem" is actually the bases of the huge leaf stalks. Technically bananas are gigantic herbs with no woody tissue. We have collected fruit from previous greenhouse specimens and made banana bread!

Araceae

2022-11-14T19:15:15Z

Rnielse:

[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/ Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]

[http://floranorthamerica.org/families Flora of North America]

'''Species:'''
*''[[Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium) | Amorphophallus titanium ]]''
*''[[Symplocarpus foetidus]]''

Araceae

2022-11-14T19:14:11Z

Rnielse:

[http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/ Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]

[http://floranorthamerica.org/families Flora of North America]

'''Species:'''
*''[[Amorphophallus titanium]]''
*''[[Symplocarpus foetidus]]''

Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

2022-11-14T19:13:25Z

Rnielse:

[[Araceae]] (Arum Family)

[[File:Perry1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Perry the Corpse Flower]]

Some of you may have heard about the �鶹��Ƶ corpse flower. This plant bloomed in Spring 2020 and attracted over 4000 people! The titan arum is native to Sumatra, Indonesia. Though mistakenly identified as the largest flower in the world, it is really more correct to call it the largest non-branched inflorescence (bouquet of flowers). When it bloomed it produced a foul smell (hence the name corpse flower). The smell attracts pollinators in the dense jungles of Sumatra. The bigger the inflorescence the more successful it will be in spreading the aroma and thereby attracting pollinators. A brilliant strategy for a stationary plant! Even better is the plant actually uses energy reserves to warm itself up to temperatures comparable to human body temperature. The warmth allows the compounds in the odor to volatilize more easily. So in other words, the warmer the titan arum gets, the stinkier it gets. The plant was given the nick name, Perry, from one of the Titans; ‘Hyperion’, the Titan associated with intellectual activity and observation.

The titan arum produces one leaf at a time for several years before it flowers. The leaf photosynthesizes and allows the plant to store energy in a large underground tuber. Each leaf lasts about a year before dying back and going dormant. Because flowering takes so much energy it takes several years (10+years) of just producing leaves and storing energy before the plant has enough reserves to produce a flower. Likewise it will take several years after flowering to store enough reserves to flower again.

Perry came to the College when Professor of Chemistry Brian O’Brien received 20 seeds in 1993 from a San Francisco physician named James Symon. After years of careful cultivation, the plant finally bloomed for the first time in 2007.

[/biology/titanarum/ Perry the Corpse Flower Updates and Webcam]

Dwarf Banana Tree (Musa ‘Dwarf Orinoco’)

2022-11-14T19:11:42Z

Rnielse: Created page with "Musaceae (Banana Family) This is a dwarf version of the banana most commonly grown in southern Florida. Worldwide there are over 50 types of bananas and plantains within th..."

Musaceae (Banana Family)

This is a dwarf version of the banana most commonly grown in southern Florida. Worldwide there are over 50 types of bananas and plantains within the genus Musa. Though they grow several meters high and look like trees, they are not woody and their "stem" is actually the bases of the huge leaf stalks. Technically bananas are gigantic herbs with no woody tissue. We have collected fruit from previous greenhouse specimens and made banana bread!

The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse

2022-11-14T19:10:33Z

Rnielse:

Plant Collection

2022-11-14T19:07:08Z

Rnielse:

�鶹��Ƶ is home to a large collection of plants, both living and preserved.

[[File:Greenhouse.jpg|200px|thumb|left|�鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse]]

The [[The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse|�鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse]] was renovated in 2020 and holds 100s of plant species at any given time. The greenhouse is maintained by the biology department and various student workers. The greenhouse is found on the third floor of the Nobel Science Building.

[[File:Herbarium.jpg|200px|thumb|right|�鶹��Ƶ Herbarium]]

The [[The �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium | �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium]] is a collection of preserved plant specimens found in Nobel. The herbarium contains many local and international specimens collected by various students, faculty and researchers. The oldest specimen in the collection was collected in 1880 and new specimens are being added almost every year. Two herbarium collections that have been partially digitized are the [[Sandberg Collection Families|John Sandberg Plant Database]] and the [[Swedish Collection Families|Swedish Plant Collection]].

The [[Families]] page is the full digitized collection of both living and preserved specimens.

Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

2022-11-14T18:55:54Z

Rnielse:

[[File:Perry1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Perry the Corpse Flower]]

Some of you may have heard about the �鶹��Ƶ corpse flower. This plant bloomed in Spring 2020 and attracted over 4000 people! The titan arum is native to Sumatra, Indonesia. Though mistakenly identified as the largest flower in the world, it is really more correct to call it the largest non-branched inflorescence (bouquet of flowers). When it bloomed it produced a foul smell (hence the name corpse flower). The smell attracts pollinators in the dense jungles of Sumatra. The bigger the inflorescence the more successful it will be in spreading the aroma and thereby attracting pollinators. A brilliant strategy for a stationary plant! Even better is the plant actually uses energy reserves to warm itself up to temperatures comparable to human body temperature. The warmth allows the compounds in the odor to volatilize more easily. So in other words, the warmer the titan arum gets, the stinkier it gets. The plant was given the nick name, Perry, from one of the Titans; ‘Hyperion’, the Titan associated with intellectual activity and observation.

The titan arum produces one leaf at a time for several years before it flowers. The leaf photosynthesizes and allows the plant to store energy in a large underground tuber. Each leaf lasts about a year before dying back and going dormant. Because flowering takes so much energy it takes several years (10+years) of just producing leaves and storing energy before the plant has enough reserves to produce a flower. Likewise it will take several years after flowering to store enough reserves to flower again.

Perry came to the College when Professor of Chemistry Brian O’Brien received 20 seeds in 1993 from a San Francisco physician named James Symon. After years of careful cultivation, the plant finally bloomed for the first time in 2007.

[/biology/titanarum/ Perry the Corpse Flower Updates and Webcam]

Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

2022-11-14T18:54:13Z

Rnielse:

[[File:Perry1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]

Some of you may have heard about the �鶹��Ƶ corpse flower. This plant bloomed in Spring 2020 and attracted over 4000 people! The titan arum is native to Sumatra, Indonesia. Though mistakenly identified as the largest flower in the world, it is really more correct to call it the largest non-branched inflorescence (bouquet of flowers). When it bloomed it produced a foul smell (hence the name corpse flower). The smell attracts pollinators in the dense jungles of Sumatra. The bigger the inflorescence the more successful it will be in spreading the aroma and thereby attracting pollinators. A brilliant strategy for a stationary plant! Even better is the plant actually uses energy reserves to warm itself up to temperatures comparable to human body temperature. The warmth allows the compounds in the odor to volatilize more easily. So in other words, the warmer the titan arum gets, the stinkier it gets. The plant was given the nick name, Perry, from one of the Titans; ‘Hyperion’, the Titan associated with intellectual activity and observation.

The titan arum produces one leaf at a time for several years before it flowers. The leaf photosynthesizes and allows the plant to store energy in a large underground tuber. Each leaf lasts about a year before dying back and going dormant. Because flowering takes so much energy it takes several years (10+years) of just producing leaves and storing energy before the plant has enough reserves to produce a flower. Likewise it will take several years after flowering to store enough reserves to flower again.

Perry came to the College when Professor of Chemistry Brian O’Brien received 20 seeds in 1993 from a San Francisco physician named James Symon. After years of careful cultivation, the plant finally bloomed for the first time in 2007.

[/biology/titanarum/ Perry the Corpse Flower Updates and Webcam]

Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

2022-11-14T18:51:10Z

Rnielse:

[[File:Perry.jpg]]

Some of you may have heard about the �鶹��Ƶ corpse flower. This plant bloomed in Spring 2020 and attracted over 4000 people! The titan arum is native to Sumatra, Indonesia. Though mistakenly identified as the largest flower in the world, it is really more correct to call it the largest non-branched inflorescence (bouquet of flowers). When it bloomed it produced a foul smell (hence the name corpse flower). The smell attracts pollinators in the dense jungles of Sumatra. The bigger the inflorescence the more successful it will be in spreading the aroma and thereby attracting pollinators. A brilliant strategy for a stationary plant! Even better is the plant actually uses energy reserves to warm itself up to temperatures comparable to human body temperature. The warmth allows the compounds in the odor to volatilize more easily. So in other words, the warmer the titan arum gets, the stinkier it gets. The plant was given the nick name, Perry, from one of the Titans; ‘Hyperion’, the Titan associated with intellectual activity and observation.

The titan arum produces one leaf at a time for several years before it flowers. The leaf photosynthesizes and allows the plant to store energy in a large underground tuber. Each leaf lasts about a year before dying back and going dormant. Because flowering takes so much energy it takes several years (10+years) of just producing leaves and storing energy before the plant has enough reserves to produce a flower. Likewise it will take several years after flowering to store enough reserves to flower again.

Perry came to the College when Professor of Chemistry Brian O’Brien received 20 seeds in 1993 from a San Francisco physician named James Symon. After years of careful cultivation, the plant finally bloomed for the first time in 2007.

[/biology/titanarum/ Perry the Corpse Flower Updates and Webcam]

Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

2022-11-14T18:43:18Z

Rnielse:

Some of you may have heard about the �鶹��Ƶ corpse flower. This plant bloomed in Spring 2020 and attracted over 4000 people! The titan arum is native to Sumatra, Indonesia. Though mistakenly identified as the largest flower in the world, it is really more correct to call it the largest non-branched inflorescence (bouquet of flowers). When it bloomed it produced a foul smell (hence the name corpse flower). The smell attracts pollinators in the dense jungles of Sumatra. The bigger the inflorescence the more successful it will be in spreading the aroma and thereby attracting pollinators. A brilliant strategy for a stationary plant! Even better is the plant actually uses energy reserves to warm itself up to temperatures comparable to human body temperature. The warmth allows the compounds in the odor to volatilize more easily. So in other words, the warmer the titan arum gets, the stinkier it gets. The plant was given the nick name, Perry, from one of the Titans; ‘Hyperion’, the Titan associated with intellectual activity and observation.

The titan arum produces one leaf at a time for several years before it flowers. The leaf photosynthesizes and allows the plant to store energy in a large underground tuber. Each leaf lasts about a year before dying back and going dormant. Because flowering takes so much energy it takes several years (10+years) of just producing leaves and storing energy before the plant has enough reserves to produce a flower. Likewise it will take several years after flowering to store enough reserves to flower again.

Perry came to the College when Professor of Chemistry Brian O’Brien received 20 seeds in 1993 from a San Francisco physician named James Symon. After years of careful cultivation, the plant finally bloomed for the first time in 2007.

[/biology/titanarum/ Perry the Corpse Flower Updates and Webcam]

Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

2022-11-14T18:42:08Z

Rnielse:

Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanium)

2022-11-14T18:38:44Z

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The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse

2022-11-14T18:37:22Z

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The �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium

2022-11-14T18:31:07Z

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Plant Collection

2022-11-14T18:30:30Z

Rnielse:

�鶹��Ƶ is home to a large collection of plants, both living and preserved.

The [[The �鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse|�鶹��Ƶ Greenhouse]] was renovated in 2020 and holds 100s of plant species at any given time. The greenhouse is maintained by the biology department and various student workers. The greenhouse is found on the third floor of the Nobel Science Building.

The [[The �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium | �鶹��Ƶ Herbarium]] is a collection of preserved plant specimens found in Nobel. The herbarium contains many local and international specimens collected by various students, faculty and researchers. The oldest specimen in the collection was collected in 1880 and new specimens are being added almost every year. Two herbarium collections that have been partially digitized are the [[Sandberg Collection Families|John Sandberg Plant Database]] and the [[Swedish Collection Families|Swedish Plant Collection]].

The [[Families]] page is the full digitized collection of both living and preserved specimens.

Plant Collection

2022-11-14T16:31:47Z

Rnielse:

[[Sandberg Collection Families|John Sandberg Plant Database]]

*John Sandberg was a Swedish born botanist who collected extensively in the Northern Midwest and Rocky Mountains of North America during the the 1880s. The Minnesota portion of his collection is housed here. Some other places where his collections are housed include: New York University, Harvard University, and the Smithsonian Museum.

[[Swedish Collection Families|Swedish Plant Collection]]

*This collection contains many specimens collected in Sweden by Swedish and American collectors in the 1880s.

The Herbarium is in Nobel 333.

*The oldest specimen is 1880.

*The most recent acquisition is 2016

*You might be surprised to know that we have several specimens from Sweden.

*Local specimens include species found in the Saint Peter Area.

*We have many collections from John Sandberg a well-known collector, who collected throughout Minnesota and the Western United States.

Clicking on the following link will bring you to the Families page of the Systematics Website [[Families]]