54. Volume 12- Number 4 - IP Australia

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 1999 VOL 12 NO. 4
colour red brown (brownish). Ovary: anthocyanin slight
(strong), style red purple, stigma red purple, spots absent.
(Note: data in parenthesis denotes Dutch observations, all
RHS numbers referred to in local observation were based
on the 1986 edition).
Origin and Breeding Controlled pollination: seed parent
82R473-6 x pollen parent 86F1115-3 in a planned breeding
program at the applicant’s nursery at Aalsmeer, The
Netherlands. The parents are propriety breeding lines
developed by the applicant. Selection criteria: ‘Stalauli’ was
chosen on the basis of flower characteristics and growth
habit. Propagation: a number of mature stock plants were
generated from the original seedling by tissue culture
through 10 generations to confirm uniformity and stability.
‘Stalauli’ will be commercially propagated by tissue
culture. Breeder: Van Staaveren BV, Aalsmeer, The
Netherlands.
Choice of Comparators ‘Stapula’ A , ‘Sydney’ A , and
‘Stajugro’ were initially considered as the similar varieties
of common knowledge based on previous published
descriptions in Plant Varieties Journal. ‘Sydney’ A (PVJ
Vol. 7 No. 1) was chosen because of similarities in flower
colour and ‘Stapula’ A (PVJ Vol. 10 No. 2) was chosen
because arose from the same breeding program. ‘Stajugro’
(PVJ Vol. 3 No. 4) was rejected because of the presence of
many stripes in the outer tepals, which is distinct from the
candidate variety.
Comparative Trial Comparators: ‘Stapula’ A and
‘Sydney’ A . Comparisons of most of the characteristics are
based on Dutch trials, which were assessed under
conditions of controlled environment in glasshouses.
Detailed flower descriptions of the candidate variety are
based on plants growing in soil in a multispan polyhouse in
Bunyip, VIC. Flowers from these plants were cut in bud in
Oct 1999 and transported to Rye VIC, and placed in a
solution of 5% sugar and 1 ml/l chlorine bleach. The
flowers were assessed three to four days later.
Prior Applications and Sales
Country Year Current Status Name Applied
The Netherlands 1995 Granted ‘Stalauli’
EU 1997 Granted ‘Stalauli’
Japan 1997 Applied ‘Stalauli’
USA 1997 Granted ‘Stalauli’
New Zealand 1997 Granted ‘Stalauli’
Colombia 1998 Applied ‘Stalauli’
‘Stalauli’ was first sold in The Netherlands in 1996.
Description: David Nichols, Rye, VIC.
Table 1 Alstroemeria Varieties
‘Stalauli’ *‘Sydney’ A *‘Stapula’ A
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STEM CHARACTERISTICS
length long medium medium to tall
thickness medium medium thick
density of foliage
medium medium medium
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LEAF CHARACTERISTICS
length medium medium long
width medium medium broad
shape of blade narrow elliptic narrow elliptic narrow ovate
longitudinal axis of blade
recurved recurved straight
INFLORESCENCE CHARACTERISTICS
number of umbel branches
medium medium medium
length of umbels long short long
pedicel length medium short short
FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS
main colour red purple red purple red purple
size large medium large
spread of tepals medium medium broad
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OUTER TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS
shape of blade broad obovate obovate broad obovate
depth of emargination
deep n/a n/a
main colour (RHS)
70B, 58A 70B-71B 72B-72C
stripes absent absent absent
number of stripes
absent absent absent
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INNER LATERAL TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS
shape of blade obovate obovate obovate
yellow colour (RHS)
5B-5C 3A 5C
number of stripes
few to many many
medium
stripe thickness small to n/a medium
medium
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INNER MEDIAN TEPAL CHARACTERISTICS
yellow colour absent absent absent
stripes present present present
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OTHER FLOWER CHARACTERISTICS
filament colour red purple red purple red purple
filament spots absent absent absent
anther colour red brown yellow green yellow green
style colour red purple n/a green white
stigma colour red purple n/a red purple
spots on stigma absent absent absent
anthocyanin in ovary
slight medium strong
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‘Starexan’ syn Xandra
Application No: 97/241 Accepted: 11 Nov 1997.
Applicant: Van Staaveren BV, Aalsmeer, The Netherlands.
Agent: F & I Baguley Flower and Plant Growers,
Clayton South, VIC.
Characteristics (Table 2, Figure 8) Plant: stem length long,
stem thickness thin, density of foliage dense. Leaf: shape
narrow ovate, longitudinal axis of blade recurved, length
long, width medium. Inflorescence: umbel branch number
medium, length long, pedicel length long. Flower: colour
red (orange red), size medium, tepal spread medium, outer
tepal shape obovate, depth of emargination medium, stripes
very few, colour red RHS 45A at the apex, RHS 45B at the
centre, RHS 54A at the margins and RHS 54D at the base;
inner lateral tepals shape obovate, colour yellow RHS 14A
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