Cochiostemma odoratissimum

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2000.02.06 at 17:35:21(4058) does anyone know of a source for this plant (Commelinaceae)? tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA

From: Steve Marak samarak at arachne.uark.edu> on 2000.02.06 at 17:52:21(4063) On Sun, 6 Feb 2000 Piabinha@aol.com wrote: > does anyone know of a source for this plant (Commelinaceae)? > > tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA I was looking for this plant a year or two back myself. I never did get one, and would still like to find one. A friend who shall remain nameless (thanks again!) very generously helped me obtain specimens of C. velutina and C. jacobiana, though. C. velutina in particular is also very nice, and has flowered every few months even in my way-less-than-ideal conditions. (The flowers are fragrant, very similar aroma to C. odoratissimum, same electric blue color.) I like many plants besides aroids, as do most of us, but the Commelinaceae seems to have a number (Siderasis fuscata, Tradescantia navicularis for a couple - there are others) that appeal to me just on oddball appearance. If you find a source, please let me know. Steve +More -- Steve Marak -- samarak@arachne.uark.edu

From: hermine hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2000.02.07 at 15:12:37(4065) At 09:35 AM 2/6/00 , Piabinha@aol.com wrote: >does anyone know of a source for this plant (Commelinaceae)? > >tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA Probably somebody on the OPERA-L list, i think. hermine

From: "maurice m. hinterding" hinterding at dutch.nl> on 2000.02.07 at 15:14:37(4070) Dear tsuh yang chen, Cochliostema odoratissimum (syn. C. jacobianum) is a Commelinaceae from Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador. Hope this will help you. greetings from Holland +More Maurice hinterding hinterding@dutch.nl ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 6:35 PM Subject: OT: Cochiostemma odoratissimum >

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2000.02.08 at 15:13:35(4074) On Sun, 6 Feb 2000 Piabinha@aol.com wrote: > does anyone know of a source for this plant (Commelinaceae)? > > tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA >I was looking for this plant a year or two back myself. I never did get one, and would still like to find one. Dear Friends, I recently visited Selby Bot. Garden in Sarasota, W. Florida, and in addition to their WONDERFUL collection of RARE Aroids on display, there were at least two species of Cochiostemma, one was strikingly beautiful in both it`s metalic leaves AND sprays of blue flowers!!! I believe theirs were from Central America. Many years ago in the Jungle of E. Ecuador, just N.E. of Lago Agrio, I came across a huge population of a species of Cochiostemma with elongate narrow green leaves and HUGE sprays of bright blue flowers, they were common, growing on low small trees, does any one have an idea what species this could have been? Cheers, Julius +More ju-bo@msn.com

From: Claude Sweet sweetent at home.com> on 2000.02.09 at 15:07:07(4082) Very interesting series of photos of the second flowering Amorphophallus titanum at Selby Gardens. Vist URL http://www.selby.org/TITANUM/index.htm Claude Sweet +More San Diego, CA Julius Boos wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > I recently visited Selby Bot. Garden in Sarasota, W. Florida, and in > addition to their WONDERFUL collection of RARE Aroids on display, there were > at least two species of Cochiostemma, one was strikingly beautiful in both > it`s metalic leaves AND sprays of blue flowers!!! I believe theirs were > from Central America. > > Julius > ju-bo@msn.com

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