Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids on my mind

From: Zach DuFran <zdufran at gmail.com> on 2013.06.10 at 19:43:31 Jason- It's good to hear from you. Have you consulted the proper authorities about the import restrictions in DR?=A0 I would imagine you could get plants from Ecuagenera fairly easily, if your import restrictions are not too difficult.=A0 Also, Miami is not far from DR and we have an IAS show coming up in September! Zach DuFran On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Jason Hernandez <jason.hernandez74@yahoo.com> wrote: So I was looking at Craigslist awhile back, and I saw the section for "discussion groups."=A0 My eye was caught by the heading "philos."=A0 Wow, a whole Craigslist group for discussing philos?=A0 Nope.=A0 It was philosophy.=A0 Oh, well. =A0 Anyway, at the moment, I am in the Dominican Republic.=A0 Not one of the richest Aroid regions, perhaps, but it does have a number of Neotropical genera.=A0 So far, though, the ones I have seen not that exciting: the ubiquitous Philodendron hederaceum, some little Anthurium=A0which may be A. acaule, Syngonium which may or may not have been planted, and an Alocasia naturalized along the rivers.=A0 All are from Espaillat Province, in the forest remnants and riverbanks of what is mostly a farming and pasturage zone.=A0 I really must get into the interior, to visit some intact forests! =A0 But the reason I am here is to attempt to put down some roots at last.=A0 It is mighty difficult to grow aroids when I move house so often!=A0 Soon the question will be, how to get the good aroids.=A0 Are there suppliers with decent selection here in D.R.?=A0 The obvious Anthurium andreanum hybrids are here, and Spathiphyllum, but I haven't seen much else yet.=A0 Anyone have experience with shipping to or from this region? =A0 And on a (slightly) non-aroid note, I wouldn't mind locating a source for Cyclanthus bipartitus, either. =A0 Jason Hernandez Naturalist-at-Large _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --089e013c6760d614b004ded1fece-- --===============5721802604991978857==

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