Bognera recondita

From: Mattlagem at aol.com on 2002.11.21 at 01:20:11(9623) Hi, just wondering if anyone out there is growing this plant or know of a source (of Bognera recondita). I also wanted to add the Anchomanes dalzielii seeds I recieved a couple of months back have germinated (at least one so far). Thanks again Wilbert! Michael Mattlage

From: "Eduardo Goncalves" edggon at hotmail.com> on 2002.11.21 at 07:17:56(9624) Dear Michael, As far as I know, I am the only one in whole world growing Bognera recondita. It is extremely difficult to grow, and only produces up to 3 leaves per year. I brought back probably 20 rhizomes from the field (it is quite abundant locally), but less than 8 are still alive and growing right now. It goes well with a mixture of coarse sand, sphagnum and humus rich soil. Unfortunately it is impossible (better to say, it is illegal) to send plants out of Brazil, so I can?t be considered a potential source. Very best wishes, Eduardo. Eduardo G. Goncalves +More Laboratorio de Fitoquimica Depto. de Botanica - IB Universidade de Sao Paulo Caixa Postal 11461 - CEP 05422-970 Sao Paulo - SP - BRAZIL e-mail: edggon@hotmail.com edggon@ib.usp.br Phone: 55 11 3091-7532 FAX : 55 11 3091-7547 Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: [aroid-l] Bognera recondita Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 20:20:11 EST Hi, just wondering if anyone out there is growing this plant or know of a source (of Bognera recondita). I also wanted to add the Anchomanes dalzielii seeds I recieved a couple of months back have germinated (at least one so far). Thanks again Wilbert! Michael Mattlage _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid963

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.11.21 at 09:50:56(9627) I don`t believe anyone here in the USA has this small plant. You may be interested to know that last Sept. at the Miami IAS show, Eduardo Goncalves, the recepient of the Monroe Birdsey Award for excellence, showed us a slide of this reportedly rare plant in the wild, in that slide the population literally covered the jungle floor like a ground cover, hundreds or thousands of plants! So in its native habitat and under good conditions it can be a very common plant. If you find it here in the USA please let me know, I would not mind adding this one to my group of aroid 'oddities'. Julius Boos +More >>Hi, just wondering if anyone out there is growing this plant or know of a source (of Bognera recondita). I also wanted to add the Anchomanes dalzielii seeds I recieved a couple of months back have germinated (at least one so far). Thanks again Wilbert! Michael Mattlage

From: Mattlagem at aol.com on 2002.11.22 at 04:11:44(9634) Thanks for your responses, I wish I would have been able to see that slide lecture given by Eduardo but unfortunately after the sale I had circumstances arise and was unable to attend the nights' events. It aways seems like the ones I really want are the ones the least attainable (lol). Oh well, It is good to hear that at least one person is growing it with some success. Thanks again, Michael Mattlage p.s.--- just noticed a second sprout on those Anchomanes seedlings!!!

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