Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Sweet Claudio’

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2002-02-19

2003-07-15

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Spathiphyllum

Plant Patent

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PP013978

ABSTRACT:

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Spathiphyllum hybrid.
Variety denomination: ‘Sweet Claudio’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant, hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Sweet Claudio’.
The new cultivar originated from a cross made in a controlled breeding program in Monster, The Netherlands. The female parent is ‘91274-26’ (unpatented). The male parent is ‘93161-95’ (unpatented). ‘Sweet Claudio’ was discovered and selected by the inventor, Petrus C. M. Olsthoorn, as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Monster, The Netherlands.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar was first performed by tissue culture in week 16 of 1997 in Honselersdijk, The Netherlands and has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction and reproduces true-to-type.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of ‘Sweet Claudio’ which in combination distinguish this Spathiphyllum as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Dark and glossy leaves;
2. Large spadix;
3. Most shoots producing inflorescences; and
4. Dark inflorescence stem.
‘Sweet Claudio’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype of the new cultivar may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length without any change in the genotype of the plant. The following observations, measurements and values describe the new cultivar as grown in Honselersdijk, The Netherlands under conditions which closely approximate those generally used in commercial practice.
Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present inventor, the most similar in comparision to ‘Sweet Claudio’ is the cultivar ‘Cupido’ (unpatented). ‘Sweet Claudio’ has darker and glossier leaves than ‘Cupido’. The inflorescence of ‘Sweet Claudio’ is a rounder than the inflorescence of ‘Cupido’. The plant height of ‘Sweet Claudio’ is approximately 10 percent less than that of ‘Cupido’. The main vein color of ‘Sweet Claudio’ is lighter than the main vein color of ‘Cupido’. The inflorescences of ‘Sweet Claudio’ are somewhat shell-shaped whereas the inflorescences of ‘Cupido’ are more oval. The spadix of the inflorescence of ‘Sweet Claudio’ is 10 to 15 percent bigger than the spadix of the inflorescence of ‘Cupido’. The inflorescence stem is darker than the inflorescence stem of ‘Cupido’. Most shoots of ‘Sweet Claudio’ produce inflorescences whereas only the main shoots of ‘Cupido’ produce inflorescences. ‘Cupido is’ more sensitive to light than ‘Sweet Claudio’, causing the leaves of ‘Cupido’ to turn lighter faster. Finally, in order to get the shoots of Spathiphyllum into flowering gibberalic acid is added. ‘Cupido’ needs more than twice the concentration of this hormone than ‘Sweet Claudio’ to get the same result.


REFERENCES:
UPOV-ROM GTITM Computer Database 2002/03, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, Citation for Spathiphyllum ‘Sweet Claudio’.

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